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Your Members' Expectations Are Being Set by Amazon, Not Your Peers

Mallory Mejias: Mar 25, 2026 6:30:00 AM

Your members don't compare your website to other association websites. They compare it to every other digital experience they have in a day —...

A table-top comparison of two conceptual sketches for an AI audio agent. On the left, a crumpled napkin shows a rough hand-drawn flowchart. On the right, a neat engineering blueprint transforms the sketch into a technical, labeled architectural diagram of deep neural networks and NLP engines.

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From Hackathon to Live Product in 60 Days: A Playbook for Association AI Experiments

Mallory Mejias: Mar 24, 2026 6:30:00 AM

In late January, a group of 14 people gathered at a beach house in Florida for six days. They worked 16 to 18 hour days, mostly self-directed, with...

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How We Built Grace: The Tech Stack Behind Sidecar's Voice AI Agent

Mallory Mejias: Mar 23, 2026 11:44:51 AM

Sidecar recently launched Grace, a voice AI agent that lives on our website. You can talk to her about Sidecar's offerings, ask questions about the...

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The AMS Replacement Can Wait. Here's Where Associations Should Actually Be Investing.

Mallory Mejias: Mar 20, 2026 9:09:37 AM

Ask a room full of association leaders what's standing between them and meaningful AI adoption, and a version of the same answer comes up repeatedly:...

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Why 2026 Is the Year AI Agents Finally Go Live

Mallory Mejias: Jan 6, 2026 1:57:14 PM

AI agents have been "coming soon" for a while now. Every year brings new announcements, new frameworks, new promises about autonomous systems that...

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7 AI Predictions That Will Shape Associations in 2026

Mallory Mejias: Jan 5, 2026 10:30:51 AM

We're officially in the second half of the decade. And if 2025 felt like the year AI went from interesting to unavoidable, 2026 is shaping up to be...

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The Future of Member Services: When "World-Class" Actually Becomes Possible

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

Every association claims to offer excellent member service. Mission statements promise it. Strategic plans prioritize it. Staff work hard to deliver...

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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]

Mallory Mejias: Dec 30, 2025 10:50:20 PM

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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Banking on Better Service: What Associations Can Learn from Wells Fargo's AI Success

Mallory Mejias: May 12, 2025 1:46:32 PM

Wells Fargo recently made waves with their AI assistant that handled an impressive 245.4 million customer interactions in 2024—double their initial...

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