Mallory Mejias

Mallory Mejias is passionate about creating opportunities for association professionals to learn, grow, and better serve their members using artificial intelligence. She enjoys blending creativity and innovation to produce fresh, meaningful content for the association space. Mallory co-hosts and produces the Sidecar Sync podcast, where she delves into the latest trends in AI and technology, translating them into actionable insights.

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Your Next Team Member Might Not Be Human: What Associations Need to Know About AI Agents

Mallory Mejias: Mar 10, 2026, 12:10:29 PM

For a long time, the conversation around AI in associations has been about tools — things you ask, things that respond, things that complete a task when you hand one over. That framing made sense for a while. But it doesn't capture what's actually...

AI Agents Innovation

Sidecar Sync episode 124 cover featuring Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias

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The State of AI Agents in 2026 | [Sidecar Sync Episode 124]

Mallory Mejias: Mar 5, 2026, 1:05:50 PM

Summary: In this special solo edition of Sidecar Sync, Mallory Mejias unpacks Anthropic’s 2026 State of AI Agents report and translates what it...

AI Agents Sidecar Sync Podcast AI Data Platform Change Management

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MCP Security Risks: Your Staff Is Plugging AI Into Your Data — Here's What Could Go Wrong

Mallory Mejias: Mar 5, 2026, 6:30:00 AM

Model Context Protocol — MCP — has quickly become the standard for connecting AI tools to external data sources. If you've heard the term floating...

Cybersecurity Model Context Protocol AI Education

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Data Warehouses, Data Lakes, AI Data Platforms — What's the Difference and Why Should You Care?

Mallory Mejias: Mar 4, 2026, 6:30:00 AM

When association leaders hear the term "AI data platform," there's usually a familiar response: "Oh, so it's like a data warehouse?" Not quite.

Data Management Leadership AI Data Platform

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Your Software Vendors May Start Charging You to Access Your Own Data — Here's What to Do About It

Mallory Mejias: Mar 3, 2026, 3:13:36 PM

On a recent investor call, HubSpot CEO Yamini Rangan was asked how the company plans to respond to clients using AI agents to pull data out of...

AI Agents Artificial Intelligence Software Companies

Sidecar Sync episode 123 cover featuring Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias

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Agent Tollgates & MCP Mayhem: Who Really Owns Your Data? | [Sidecar Sync Episode 123]

Mallory Mejias: Mar 3, 2026, 1:05:55 PM

Summary: In this episode of the Sidecar Sync, Mallory and Amith dive deep into two seismic shifts rocking the AI landscape for associations: the rise...

AI Agents Sidecar Sync Podcast AI Data Platform Model Context Protocol

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The Generalist Shift and What It Means for Niche Associations

Mallory Mejias: Feb 25, 2026, 2:08:42 PM

For generations, the trajectory of professional development has pointed in one direction: deeper. You specialize. Then you sub-specialize. You become...

Artificial Intelligence generalist vs specialist AI workforce skills