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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What 100 Trillion Tokens Reveal About How People Actually Use AI

There's a lot of speculation about how people use AI. Productivity boosters. Coding assistants. Research tools. The assumptions tend to skew toward efficiency and output—getting more done in less time. A new research paper from A16Z and OpenRouter...

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Sidecar Sync Podcast cover episode 114 featuring Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias

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Supersonic Moments: The NFL’s Flight Problem & 100 Trillion Tokens | [Sidecar Sync Episode 114]

Summary: In this special holiday edition of Sidecar Sync, Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias unwrap two stories that feel wildly different—but point...

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Supersonic Flight and the Abundance Mindset: What the NFL's Aerospace Obsession Can Teach Associations

The NFL has been quietly monitoring a supersonic jet company. Not as an investment opportunity. Not as a sponsorship play. League executives have...

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If You're Not Leading the AI Conversation in Your Industry, You're Out of It

Somebody is going to train the lawyers of the world on how to use AI in legal practice.

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Your Narrow Expertise Might Be Your Greatest AI Advantage

One in four US doctors now uses OpenEvidence, an AI platform trained exclusively on peer-reviewed medical journals. That's 15 million consultations...

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The Billable Hour Is Dying. Is Your Membership Model Next?

In October 2025, two lawyers from a prominent UK firm launched Three Points Law, a legal practice built entirely on AI platforms from day one. No...

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Sidecar Sync Episode 113 cover featuring Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias

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Domain-Specific AI : How Legal, Medical, and Engineering Are Being Reimagined | [Sidecar Sync Episode 113]

Summary: Domain-specific AI is having its ‘main character’ moment—and Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias break down three sharp examples. They unpack...

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Why Most Association Online Communities Fail (And What Actually Works)

Many associations have launched online communities in recent years. The pitch was compelling: give members a space to connect, share knowledge, and...

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Your Best Content Is Buried—Here's How to Unearth It

Ernie Svenson made an observation in our recent Sidecar Sync podcast conversation that should give association leaders pause. Ernie is a former New...

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