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محتوای ارائه شده توسط Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias, Amith Nagarajan, and Mallory Mejias. تمام محتوای پادکست شامل قسمت‌ها، گرافیک‌ها و توضیحات پادکست مستقیماً توسط Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias, Amith Nagarajan, and Mallory Mejias یا شریک پلتفرم پادکست آن‌ها آپلود و ارائه می‌شوند. اگر فکر می‌کنید شخصی بدون اجازه شما از اثر دارای حق نسخه‌برداری شما استفاده می‌کند، می‌توانید روندی که در اینجا شرح داده شده است را دنبال کنید.https://fa.player.fm/legal
In this episode of Sidecar Sync, hosts Amith and Mallory dive deep into two groundbreaking AI innovations—HeyGen’s interactive avatars and Claude’s new computer use feature. They explore how these tools could revolutionize the way associations handle meetings, customer interactions, and even website management. With live examples and hands-on experiences, they assess the future of AI avatars in the business world and break down how Claude’s ability to control a computer can streamline tasks. Tune in to hear how these advancements could transform your association’s operations and member experience.
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HeyGen ➡ https://www.heygen.com
Claude ➡ https://www.anthropic.com/index/claude
🔎 Check out Sidecar's AI Learning Hub and get your Association AI Professional (AAiP) certification:
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Amith Nagarajan is the Chairman of Blue Cypress, a family of purpose-driven companies and proud practitioners of Conscious Capitalism. The Blue Cypress companies focus on helping associations, non-profits, and other purpose-driven organizations achieve long-term success. Amith is also an active early-stage investor in B2B SaaS companies. He’s had the good fortune of nearly three decades of success as an entrepreneur and enjoys helping others in their journey.
https://linkedin.com/amithnagarajan
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.
https://linkedin.com/mallorymejias
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1. Introduction (00:00:00)
2. digitalNow Preview (00:00:31)
3. HeyGen’s Instant Avatars (00:05:03)
4. Real-Time AI Translation and Dubbing Tools (00:08:45)
5. Applications of AI in Learning and Onboarding (00:19:20)
6. Claude’s New Computer Use Feature Explained (00:22:02)
7. The Future of AI-Powered Assistants (00:29:51)
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محتوای ارائه شده توسط Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias, Amith Nagarajan, and Mallory Mejias. تمام محتوای پادکست شامل قسمت‌ها، گرافیک‌ها و توضیحات پادکست مستقیماً توسط Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias, Amith Nagarajan, and Mallory Mejias یا شریک پلتفرم پادکست آن‌ها آپلود و ارائه می‌شوند. اگر فکر می‌کنید شخصی بدون اجازه شما از اثر دارای حق نسخه‌برداری شما استفاده می‌کند، می‌توانید روندی که در اینجا شرح داده شده است را دنبال کنید.https://fa.player.fm/legal
In this episode of Sidecar Sync, hosts Amith and Mallory dive deep into two groundbreaking AI innovations—HeyGen’s interactive avatars and Claude’s new computer use feature. They explore how these tools could revolutionize the way associations handle meetings, customer interactions, and even website management. With live examples and hands-on experiences, they assess the future of AI avatars in the business world and break down how Claude’s ability to control a computer can streamline tasks. Tune in to hear how these advancements could transform your association’s operations and member experience.
digitalNow Conference 2024
🔗 https://www.digitalnowconference.com/
🛠 AI Tools and Resources Mentioned in This Episode:
HeyGen ➡ https://www.heygen.com
Claude ➡ https://www.anthropic.com/index/claude
🔎 Check out Sidecar's AI Learning Hub and get your Association AI Professional (AAiP) certification:
https://learn.sidecar.ai
📅 Find out more digitalNow 2025 and register now:
https://digitalnow.sidecar.ai/
🎉 Thank you to our sponsor: Cimatri
https://cimatri.com/
👍 Like & Subscribe!
https://x.com/sidecarglobal
https://www.youtube.com/@SidecarSync
https://sidecar.ai/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/sidecar-global/
Amith Nagarajan is the Chairman of Blue Cypress, a family of purpose-driven companies and proud practitioners of Conscious Capitalism. The Blue Cypress companies focus on helping associations, non-profits, and other purpose-driven organizations achieve long-term success. Amith is also an active early-stage investor in B2B SaaS companies. He’s had the good fortune of nearly three decades of success as an entrepreneur and enjoys helping others in their journey.
https://linkedin.com/amithnagarajan
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.
https://linkedin.com/mallorymejias
فصل ها
1. Introduction (00:00:00)
2. digitalNow Preview (00:00:31)
3. HeyGen’s Instant Avatars (00:05:03)
4. Real-Time AI Translation and Dubbing Tools (00:08:45)
5. Applications of AI in Learning and Onboarding (00:19:20)
6. Claude’s New Computer Use Feature Explained (00:22:02)
7. The Future of AI-Powered Assistants (00:29:51)
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Send us a text In this episode of Sidecar Sync, Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias dive into two groundbreaking releases from OpenAI: the long-awaited GPT-5 and the surprising return to open source with GPT-OSS. They unpack the shift toward simplified AI interaction, the implications of automatic model selection, and what GPT-5’s real-world performance means for power users. Then they explore how the new OSS models may radically reshape how associations build and deploy custom AI solutions. Plus: updates from ASAE Annual, thoughts on AI hallucinations, and why association leaders should start thinking more like engineers. 🤖 Join the AI Mastermind: https://sidecar.ai/association-ai-mastermind 📕 Download ‘Ascend 2nd Edition: Unlocking the Power of AI for Associations’ for FREE https://sidecar.ai/ai 🛠 AI Tools and Resources Mentioned in This Episode: ChatGPT (GPT-5) ➡ https://chat.openai.com Claude 4.1 Opus ➡ https://www.anthropic.com Soundpost ➡ https://www.soundpost.ai LM Studio ➡ https://lmstudio.ai Hugging Face ➡ https://huggingface.co Quen3 ➡ https://qwenlm.github.io/blog/qwen3/ Kimi K2 by Moonshot AI ➡ https://www.moonshot.cn OpenRouter ➡ https://openrouter.ai 🔎 Check out Sidecar's AI Learning Hub and get your Association AI Professional (AAiP) certification: https://learn.sidecar.ai 📅 Find out more digitalNow 2025 and register now: https://digitalnow.sidecar.ai/ 🎉 Thank you to our sponsor: Cimatri https://cimatri.com/ 👍 Like & Subscribe! https://x.com/sidecarglobal https://www.youtube.com/@SidecarSync https://sidecar.ai/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/sidecar-global/ Amith Nagarajan is the Chairman of Blue Cypress, a family of purpose-driven companies and proud practitioners of Conscious Capitalism. The Blue Cypress companies focus on helping associations, non-profits, and other purpose-driven organizations achieve long-term success. Amith is also an active early-stage investor in B2B SaaS companies. He’s had the good fortune of nearly three decades of success as an entrepreneur and enjoys helping others in their journey. https://linkedin.com/amithnagarajan 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. https://linkedin.com/mallorymejias…
Send us a text In this episode of Sidecar Sync, co-hosts Mallory Mejias sits down with Dr. Nicola Sahar to explore how a University of Toronto med student dove head-first into clinical AI research and went on to found Semantic Health, an AI-powered medical coding platform later acquired by the American Academy of Professional Coders in 2023. They unpack the art and science of medical coding, discuss why AI will augment rather than replace coders, dive into the critical role of data privacy and private-cloud deployments in healthcare AI, and share why associations are uniquely positioned to guide their members through this AI transformation. Dr. Nick Sahar is a Canadian physician and health tech entrepreneur who co-founded Semantic Health. In 2023, Semantic Health was acquired by the American Academy of Professional Coders - AAPC - marking a significant milestone in the adoption of AI in healthcare operations. Today, Dr. Sahar remains an active voice in the healthcare AI space, focused on building tools that support clinicians and improve patient care. LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolasahar/ Semantic Health - https://www.semantichealth.ai/ AAPC - https://www.aapc.com/ 🤖 Join the AI Mastermind: https://sidecar.ai/association-ai-mastermind 📕 Download ‘Ascend 2nd Edition: Unlocking the Power of AI for Associations’ for FREE https://sidecar.ai/ai 🛠 AI Tools and Resources Mentioned in This Episode: ChatGPT ➡ https://chat.openai.com Claude ➡ https://claude.ai 🔎 Check out Sidecar's AI Learning Hub and get your Association AI Professional (AAiP) certification: https://learn.sidecar.ai 📅 Find out more digitalNow 2025 and register now: https://digitalnow.sidecar.ai/ 🎉 Thank you to our sponsor: Cimatri https://cimatri.com/ 👍 Like & Subscribe! https://x.com/sidecarglobal https://www.youtube.com/@SidecarSync https://sidecar.ai/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/sidecar-global/ Amith Nagarajan is the Chairman of Blue Cypress, a family of purpose-driven companies and proud practitioners of Conscious Capitalism. The Blue Cypress companies focus on helping associations, non-profits, and other purpose-driven organizations achieve long-term success. Amith is also an active early-stage investor in B2B SaaS companies. He’s had the good fortune of nearly three decades of success as an entrepreneur and enjoys helping others in their journey. https://linkedin.com/amithnagarajan 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. https://linkedin.com/mallorymejias…
Send us a text In this episode of Sidecar Sync, Mallory Mejias and Amith Nagarajan cover a trio of urgent topics shaping the AI landscape. They kick off with Anthropic’s surprising rise to enterprise dominance—fueled not despite, but because of its safety-first approach. From there, the conversation heats up around accelerating predictions for artificial general intelligence (AGI), with some forecasting human-level AI by 2027. Finally, the hosts zoom out to tackle the hidden but massive infrastructure demands powering this AI surge—and why nuclear energy might be the unsung hero. Plus, Mallory introduces us to her rambunctious new puppy, Chai, who’s stealing hearts (but not the mic) behind the scenes. Along the way, you’ll hear updates on new tools like Google Opal and NotebookLM, thoughts on open source vs. closed models, and why humility and daily learning are the keys to thriving in the AI age. 🤖 Join the AI Mastermind: https://sidecar.ai/association-ai-mastermind 📕 Download ‘Ascend 2nd Edition: Unlocking the Power of AI for Associations’ for FREE https://sidecar.ai/ai 🛠 AI Tools and Resources Mentioned in This Episode: Google Opal ➡ https://opal.withgoogle.com/landing/ NotebookLM ➡ https://notebooklm.google MemberJunction ➡ https://memberjunction.org Claude by Anthropic ➡ https://claude.ai Quen-3 ➡ https://huggingface.co/Qwen Moonshot AI ➡ https://moonshot.ai 🔎 Check out Sidecar's AI Learning Hub and get your Association AI Professional (AAiP) certification: https://learn.sidecar.ai 📅 Find out more digitalNow 2025 and register now: https://digitalnow.sidecar.ai/ 🎉 Thank you to our sponsor: Cimatri https://cimatri.com/ 👍 Like & Subscribe! https://x.com/sidecarglobal https://www.youtube.com/@SidecarSync https://sidecar.ai/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/sidecar-global/ Amith Nagarajan is the Chairman of Blue Cypress, a family of purpose-driven companies and proud practitioners of Conscious Capitalism. The Blue Cypress companies focus on helping associations, non-profits, and other purpose-driven organizations achieve long-term success. Amith is also an active early-stage investor in B2B SaaS companies. He’s had the good fortune of nearly three decades of success as an entrepreneur and enjoys helping others in their journey. https://linkedin.com/amithnagarajan 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. https://linkedin.com/mallorymejias…
Send us a text Are we ready for a world where AI agents write our blogs and robots clean our homes? In this episode, Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias dive deep into the rise of agentic AI and the future of robotics. They explore how digital workforces powered by open-source platforms like MemberJunction are already transforming productivity, especially in marketing. Then, they pivot to the physical world, breaking down NVIDIA’s fascinating vision of the “Physical Turing Test” and simulation-based training for robots. You’ll hear about digital twins, robot chefs, and what it all means for associations navigating this new frontier. 📽 Jim Fan’s Presentation on the Physical Turing Test and Physical AI - https://youtu.be/_2NijXqBESI?si=6JLhFNQIa4cEfSbP 🤖 Join the AI Mastermind: https://sidecar.ai/association-ai-mastermind 📕 Download ‘Ascend 2nd Edition: Unlocking the Power of AI for Associations’ for FREE https://sidecar.ai/ai 🛠 AI Tools and Resources Mentioned in This Episode: MemberJunction ➡ https://docs.memberjunction.org Claude ➡ https://claude.ai ChatGPT ➡ https://chat.openai.com Groq ➡ https://www.groq.com 🔎 Check out Sidecar's AI Learning Hub and get your Association AI Professional (AAiP) certification: https://learn.sidecar.ai 📅 Find out more digitalNow 2025 and register now: https://digitalnow.sidecar.ai/ 🎉 Thank you to our sponsor: Cimatri https://cimatri.com/ 👍 Like & Subscribe! https://x.com/sidecarglobal https://www.youtube.com/@SidecarSync https://sidecar.ai/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/sidecar-global/ Amith Nagarajan is the Chairman of Blue Cypress, a family of purpose-driven companies and proud practitioners of Conscious Capitalism. The Blue Cypress companies focus on helping associations, non-profits, and other purpose-driven organizations achieve long-term success. Amith is also an active early-stage investor in B2B SaaS companies. He’s had the good fortune of nearly three decades of success as an entrepreneur and enjoys helping others in their journey. https://linkedin.com/amithnagarajan 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. https://linkedin.com/mallorymejias…
Send us a text In this heartwarming and enlightening episode, co-hosts Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias welcome the dynamic father-son duo, Conor and Finn Grennan, to discuss their journey teaching generative AI in Nepal. Connor, Chief AI Architect at NYU Stern, and his 16-year-old son Finn share stories of cultural resonance, the universal challenges of AI adoption in education, and how peer-to-peer learning can drive real change. From Kathmandu classrooms to critical thinking conundrums, this conversation explores why the messenger matters just as much as the message—and why students everywhere might be the future's best AI evangelists. Conor Grennan is Chief AI Architect at NYU Stern School of Business and trains large companies on how to drive AI adoption. He's worked with organizations like NASA, McKinsey, PWC, Google, Amazon, and many more. Finn Grennan just finished his sophomore year in high school where he has been asked by the administration of his school to help set AI strategy. 🤖 Join the AI Mastermind: https://sidecar.ai/association-ai-mastermind 📕 Download ‘Ascend 2nd Edition: Unlocking the Power of AI for Associations’ for FREE https://sidecar.ai/ai 🛠 AI Tools and Resources Mentioned in This Episode: ChatGPT ➞ https://chat.openai.com Claude ➞ https://www.anthropic.com AI Mindset ➞ https://www.ai-mindset.ai/ Conor's Post About their Trip to Nepal ➞ https://shorturl.at/W3GwR 🔎 Check out Sidecar's AI Learning Hub and get your Association AI Professional (AAiP) certification: https://learn.sidecar.ai 📅 Find out more digitalNow 2025 and register now: https://digitalnow.sidecar.ai/ 🎉 Thank you to our sponsor: Cimatri https://cimatri.com/ 👍 Like & Subscribe! https://x.com/sidecarglobal https://www.youtube.com/@SidecarSync https://sidecar.ai/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/sidecar-global/ Amith Nagarajan is the Chairman of Blue Cypress, a family of purpose-driven companies and proud practitioners of Conscious Capitalism. The Blue Cypress companies focus on helping associations, non-profits, and other purpose-driven organizations achieve long-term success. Amith is also an active early-stage investor in B2B SaaS companies. He’s had the good fortune of nearly three decades of success as an entrepreneur and enjoys helping others in their journey. https://linkedin.com/amithnagarajan 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. https://linkedin.com/mallorymejias…
Send us a text In this dog-dedicated episode of Sidecar Sync (Happy 12th to Ninja!), Mallory Mejias and Amith Nagarajan tackle two extremes of the nonprofit tech landscape. First, they dig into Cloudflare’s bold new default to block AI content scrapers—what it means for associations, the rise of pay-per-crawl, and whether blocking AI is smart strategy or short-sighted fear. Then, they shift gears to dissect a revealing Chronicle of Philanthropy survey on nonprofit tech adoption, where some orgs are experimenting with AI while others still won’t accept credit cards. The result? A growing digital divide—and plenty of lessons for association leaders looking to future-proof. 🤖 Join the AI Mastermind: https://sidecar.ai/association-ai-mastermind 📕 Download ‘Ascend 2nd Edition: Unlocking the Power of AI for Associations’ for FREE https://sidecar.ai/ai 🛠 AI Tools and Resources Mentioned in This Episode: Claude ➞ https://claude.ai Gemini CLI ➞ https://cloud.google.com/gemini/docs/codeassist/gemini-cli ChatGPT ➞ https://chat.openai.com rasa.io ➞ https://rasa.io Cloudflare Article ➞ https://shorturl.at/xY54H Nonprofit Tech Survey ➞ https://shorturl.at/2U9jb 🔎 Check out Sidecar's AI Learning Hub and get your Association AI Professional (AAiP) certification: https://learn.sidecar.ai 📅 Find out more digitalNow 2025 and register now: https://digitalnow.sidecar.ai/ 🎉 Thank you to our sponsor: Cimatri https://cimatri.com/ 👍 Like & Subscribe! https://x.com/sidecarglobal https://www.youtube.com/@SidecarSync https://sidecar.ai/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/sidecar-global/ Amith Nagarajan is the Chairman of Blue Cypress, a family of purpose-driven companies and proud practitioners of Conscious Capitalism. The Blue Cypress companies focus on helping associations, non-profits, and other purpose-driven organizations achieve long-term success. Amith is also an active early-stage investor in B2B SaaS companies. He’s had the good fortune of nearly three decades of success as an entrepreneur and enjoys helping others in their journey. https://linkedin.com/amithnagarajan 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. https://linkedin.com/mallorymejias…
Send us a text In this episode, Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias dive into the world of AI agents, hackathons, and the secret cyborgs in your office. Fresh off a high-intensity AI agent-building retreat, Amith shares how association leaders—regardless of technical skill—can use open-source tools to build powerful, secure AI assistants. Then, the duo explores a framework by AI researcher Ethan Mollick to explain why organizations are lagging in AI gains despite skyrocketing individual productivity. They unpack the importance of visionary leadership, encouraging experimentation within your team (and your members), and building your own “lab” to prototype the future—even with limited resources. This episode invites you to chart your course and navigate AI’s uncharted waters with confidence and creativity. 🤖 Join the AI Mastermind: https://sidecar.ai/association-ai-mastermind 🔎 Check out Sidecar's AI Learning Hub and get your Association AI Professional (AAiP) certification: https://learn.sidecar.ai 📕 Download ‘Ascend 2nd Edition: Unlocking the Power of AI for Associations’ for FREE https://sidecar.ai/ai 📅 Find out more digitalNow 2025 and register now: https://digitalnow.sidecar.ai/ 🎉 Thank you to our sponsor https://meetbetty.ai/ 🛠 AI Tools and Resources Mentioned in This Episode: Member Junction ➡ https://memberjunction.org Claude ➡ https://claude.ai GitHub Copilot ➡ https://github.com/features/copilot ChatGPT ➡ https://chat.openai.com 🔎 Check out Sidecar's AI Learning Hub and get your Association AI Professional (AAiP) certification: https://learn.sidecar.ai 📅 Find out more digitalNow 2025 and register now: https://digitalnow.sidecar.ai/ 🎉 Thank you to our sponsor: Cimatri https://cimatri.com/ 👍 Like & Subscribe! https://x.com/sidecarglobal https://www.youtube.com/@SidecarSync https://sidecar.ai/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/sidecar-global/ Amith Nagarajan is the Chairman of Blue Cypress, a family of purpose-driven companies and proud practitioners of Conscious Capitalism. The Blue Cypress companies focus on helping associations, non-profits, and other purpose-driven organizations achieve long-term success. Amith is also an active early-stage investor in B2B SaaS companies. He’s had the good fortune of nearly three decades of success as an entrepreneur and enjoys helping others in their journey. https://linkedin.com/amithnagarajan 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. https://linkedin.com/mallorymejias…
Send us a text In this energizing interview, Mallory Mejias is joined by leadership legend John Spence to unpack the three essential quotients of leadership—IQ, EQ, and AQ (Adaptability Quotient)—and why AQ might be the most critical of all in today’s AI-driven world. With decades of global experience, John shares how leaders can foster resilience, embrace change, and build cultures that thrive in uncertainty. From AI pilot projects to emotional pulse checks, this episode is packed with practical wisdom (and a few gut-check moments) for association leaders ready to adapt and grow. 🔗 More about John Spence: At 26, John was the CEO of an international Rockefeller foundation, overseeing projects in 20 countries. Two years later, Inc. Magazine named him one of America’s Up and Coming Young Business Leaders. John has been recognized as one of the Top 100 Business Thought Leaders in America, one of the Top 100 Small Business Influencers in America, one of the Top 50 Small Business Experts in America, and one of the top 500 Leadership Development Experts in the World. https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnbspence/ https://johnspence.com/ 🤖 Join the AI Mastermind: https://sidecar.ai/association-ai-mastermind 📕 Download ‘Ascend 2nd Edition: Unlocking the Power of AI for Associations’ for FREE https://sidecar.ai/ai 🛠 AI Tools and Resources Mentioned in This Episode: ChatGPT ➡ https://chat.openai.com CRM Systems with AI Capabilities ➡ https://www.salesforce.com Gallup Employee Engagement Research ➡ https://www.gallup.com Amazon Predictive Logistics ➡ https://www.aboutamazon.com 🔎 Check out Sidecar's AI Learning Hub and get your Association AI Professional (AAiP) certification: https://learn.sidecar.ai 📅 Find out more digitalNow 2025 and register now: https://digitalnow.sidecar.ai/ 🎉 Thank you to our sponsor: Cimatri https://cimatri.com/ 👍 Like & Subscribe! https://x.com/sidecarglobal https://www.youtube.com/@SidecarSync https://sidecar.ai/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/sidecar-global/ Amith Nagarajan is the Chairman of Blue Cypress, a family of purpose-driven companies and proud practitioners of Conscious Capitalism. The Blue Cypress companies focus on helping associations, non-profits, and other purpose-driven organizations achieve long-term success. Amith is also an active early-stage investor in B2B SaaS companies. He’s had the good fortune of nearly three decades of success as an entrepreneur and enjoys helping others in their journey. https://linkedin.com/amithnagarajan 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. https://linkedin.com/mallorymejias…
Send us a text In this episode of Sidecar Sync, co-hosts Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias dive deep into the cutting edge of AI-generated audio and video. Mallory demos the stunning new ElevenLabs V3 voice engine and the lifelike hand gestures of HeyGen's Avatar 4, while Amith shares behind-the-scenes insights from a recent hackathon focused on building agentic software. The pair also unpack Apple’s eyebrow-raising research paper, “The Illusion of Thinking,” and debate whether AI models are truly reasoning—or just pattern-matching very well. Whether you're building AI learning hubs or just wondering when Siri will finally get it together, this episode’s for you. 🎥 Video Demo of ElevenLabs V3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zv_IoWIO5Ek 🤖 Join the AI Mastermind: https://sidecar.ai/association-ai-mastermind 💡 Find out more about Sidecar’s CESSE Partnership - https://shorturl.at/LpEYb 🔎 Check out Sidecar's AI Learning Hub and get your Association AI Professional (AAiP) certification: https://learn.sidecar.ai 📕 Download ‘Ascend 2nd Edition: Unlocking the Power of AI for Associations’ for FREE https://sidecar.ai/ai 📅 Find out more digitalNow 2025 and register now: https://digitalnow.sidecar.ai/ 🛠 AI Tools and Resources Mentioned in This Episode: ElevenLabs V3 ➞ https://www.elevenlabs.io HeyGen Avatar 4 ➞ https://www.heygen.com Claude ➞ https://claude.ai OpenAI Voice Mode ➞ https://openai.com/chatgpt Synthesia ➞ https://www.synthesia.io 🔎 Check out Sidecar's AI Learning Hub and get your Association AI Professional (AAiP) certification: https://learn.sidecar.ai 📅 Find out more digitalNow 2025 and register now: https://digitalnow.sidecar.ai/ 🎉 Thank you to our sponsor: Cimatri https://cimatri.com/ 👍 Like & Subscribe! https://x.com/sidecarglobal https://www.youtube.com/@SidecarSync https://sidecar.ai/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/sidecar-global/ Amith Nagarajan is the Chairman of Blue Cypress, a family of purpose-driven companies and proud practitioners of Conscious Capitalism. The Blue Cypress companies focus on helping associations, non-profits, and other purpose-driven organizations achieve long-term success. Amith is also an active early-stage investor in B2B SaaS companies. He’s had the good fortune of nearly three decades of success as an entrepreneur and enjoys helping others in their journey. https://linkedin.com/amithnagarajan 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. https://linkedin.com/mallorymejias…
Send us a text In this episode of Sidecar Sync, Mallory Mejias sits down with Jason Marchese, Learning Content Specialist at Sidecar, to explore the exciting frontier of AI-generated interactive web apps. From solving everyday meal planning problems to analyzing U.S. migration trends, they demonstrate how anyone—even non-technical folks—can build useful tools using Claude and ChatGPT. The conversation then shifts to a groundbreaking internal project: the Learning Content Agent (LCA), a dynamic AI-powered system that streamlines and customizes educational content at scale. Whether you're curious about AI's impact on personal productivity or ready to revolutionize your association’s learning programs, this episode is packed with inspiration and practical insights. 🤖 Join the AI Mastermind: https://sidecar.ai/association-ai-mastermind 💡 Find out more about Sidecar’s CESSE Partnership - https://shorturl.at/LpEYb 🔎 Check out Sidecar's AI Learning Hub and get your Association AI Professional (AAiP) certification: https://learn.sidecar.ai 📕 Download ‘Ascend 2nd Edition: Unlocking the Power of AI for Associations’ for FREE https://sidecar.ai/ai 📅 Find out more digitalNow 2025 and register now: https://digitalnow.sidecar.ai/ 🛠 AI Tools & Resources in This Episode: Claude Dinner App ➡ https://shorturl.at/BQzBq ChatGPT Dinner App ➡ https://shorturl.at/2ccPX Census App ➡ https://shorturl.at/ehNKF ChatGPT ➡ https://chat.openai.com Gamma ➡ https://gamma.app ElevenLabs ➡ https://elevenlabs.io Claude Code 🔎 Check out Sidecar's AI Learning Hub and get your Association AI Professional (AAiP) certification: https://learn.sidecar.ai 📅 Find out more digitalNow 2025 and register now: https://digitalnow.sidecar.ai/ 🎉 Thank you to our sponsor: Cimatri https://cimatri.com/ 👍 Like & Subscribe! https://x.com/sidecarglobal https://www.youtube.com/@SidecarSync https://sidecar.ai/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/sidecar-global/ Amith Nagarajan is the Chairman of Blue Cypress, a family of purpose-driven companies and proud practitioners of Conscious Capitalism. The Blue Cypress companies focus on helping associations, non-profits, and other purpose-driven organizations achieve long-term success. Amith is also an active early-stage investor in B2B SaaS companies. He’s had the good fortune of nearly three decades of success as an entrepreneur and enjoys helping others in their journey. https://linkedin.com/amithnagarajan 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. https://linkedin.com/mallorymejias…
Send us a text In this electric episode of Sidecar Sync, Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias unpack the latest AI announcements from Google I/O and the highly anticipated Claude 4 release from Anthropic. They explore what Google's Deep Think means for AI reasoning, debate the creative and ethical implications of video generation tools like Veo 3 and Flow, and rave about Claude's new voice mode. Plus, they reflect on the seismic shift AI is bringing to content, coding, and SEO—alongside some AC/DC-fueled Chicago memories and a preview of the upcoming digitalNow conference. "If you dislike change, you're going to dislike irrelevance even more." - Erik Shinseki https://shorturl.at/39XvA 🤖 Join the AI Mastermind: https://sidecar.ai/association-ai-mastermind 💡 Find out more about Sidecar’s CESSE Partnership - https://shorturl.at/LpEYb 🔎 Check out Sidecar's AI Learning Hub and get your Association AI Professional (AAiP) certification: https://learn.sidecar.ai 📕 Download ‘Ascend 2nd Edition: Unlocking the Power of AI for Associations’ for FREE https://sidecar.ai/ai 🎉 Thank you to our sponsor https://memberjunction.com/ 🛠 AI Tools and Resources Mentioned in This Episode: Claude 4 Opus ➡ https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-4-opus Claude Voice Mode ➡ https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-voice-mode Gemini 2.5 Pro ➡ https://deepmind.google/technologies/gemini Gemini Ultra ➡ https://deepmind.google/technologies/gemini Gemini Flash ➡ https://deepmind.google/technologies/gemini Google Veo 3 ➡ https://deepmind.google/technologies/veo Google Image 4 ➡ https://deepmind.google/technologies/image Flow by Google ➡ https://deepmind.google/technologies/flow 🔎 Check out Sidecar's AI Learning Hub and get your Association AI Professional (AAiP) certification: https://learn.sidecar.ai 📅 Find out more digitalNow 2025 and register now: https://digitalnow.sidecar.ai/ 🎉 Thank you to our sponsor: Cimatri https://cimatri.com/ 👍 Like & Subscribe! https://x.com/sidecarglobal https://www.youtube.com/@SidecarSync https://sidecar.ai/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/sidecar-global/ Amith Nagarajan is the Chairman of Blue Cypress, a family of purpose-driven companies and proud practitioners of Conscious Capitalism. The Blue Cypress companies focus on helping associations, non-profits, and other purpose-driven organizations achieve long-term success. Amith is also an active early-stage investor in B2B SaaS companies. He’s had the good fortune of nearly three decades of success as an entrepreneur and enjoys helping others in their journey. https://linkedin.com/amithnagarajan 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. https://linkedin.com/mallorymejias…
Send us a text This week, Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias dive deep into Google's groundbreaking AI breakthrough—AlphaEvolve. In their first-ever single-topic episode, the duo unpacks why this agent’s ability to autonomously invent and refine algorithms marks a pivotal moment in AI history. From shattering a 56-year-old math record to its potential to reshape how associations tackle "unsolvable" problems, Amith and Mallory explore what AlphaEvolve means for science, business, and the association world. Plus, they discuss how associations can remain relevant in the face of rapid AI advancement—even when the tech seems impossibly complex. 📽 Supporting video by https://www.youtube.com/@Pourya_Kordi: https://youtu.be/PcjhXA2bsh0?si=WuQeA3BuDAAROHIp 🤖 Join the AI Mastermind: https://sidecar.ai/association-ai-mastermind 💡 Find out more about Sidecar’s CESSE Partnership - https://shorturl.at/LpEYb 🔎 Check out Sidecar's AI Learning Hub and get your Association AI Professional (AAiP) certification: https://learn.sidecar.ai 📕 Download ‘Ascend 2nd Edition: Unlocking the Power of AI for Associations’ for FREE https://sidecar.ai/ai 📅 Find out more digitalNow 2025 and register now: https://digitalnow.sidecar.ai/ 🛠 AI Tools and Resources Mentioned in This Episode: AlphaEvolve ➡ https://shorturl.at/3vzXm Gemini ➡ https://deepmind.google/technologies/gemini Claude by Anthropic ➡ https://www.anthropic.com/index/claude Perplexity AI ➡ https://www.perplexity.ai/ Betty ➡ https://www.meetbetty.ai/ Isomorphic Labs ➡ https://www.isomorphiclabs.com/ 🔎 Check out Sidecar's AI Learning Hub and get your Association AI Professional (AAiP) certification: https://learn.sidecar.ai 📅 Find out more digitalNow 2025 and register now: https://digitalnow.sidecar.ai/ 🎉 Thank you to our sponsor: Cimatri https://cimatri.com/ 👍 Like & Subscribe! https://x.com/sidecarglobal https://www.youtube.com/@SidecarSync https://sidecar.ai/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/sidecar-global/ Amith Nagarajan is the Chairman of Blue Cypress, a family of purpose-driven companies and proud practitioners of Conscious Capitalism. The Blue Cypress companies focus on helping associations, non-profits, and other purpose-driven organizations achieve long-term success. Amith is also an active early-stage investor in B2B SaaS companies. He’s had the good fortune of nearly three decades of success as an entrepreneur and enjoys helping others in their journey. https://linkedin.com/amithnagarajan 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. https://linkedin.com/mallorymejias…
Send us a text This week on Sidecar Sync, Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias dive deep into two cutting-edge developments in the AI world. First up is the mind-bending concept of "sleep time compute"—how LLMs might learn and improve during their downtime, transforming into smarter, faster assistants overnight. Then, the duo breaks down OpenAI's $3 billion acquisition of Windsurf, the booming arena of AI coding tools, and what it means for developers and associations alike. From persistent memory to prototype-ready AI partners, this episode is packed with insights for both techies and the tech-curious. 🤖 Join the AI Mastermind: https://sidecar.ai/association-ai-mastermind 🔎 Check out Sidecar's AI Learning Hub and get your Association AI Professional (AAiP) certification: https://learn.sidecar.ai 📕 Download ‘Ascend 2nd Edition: Unlocking the Power of AI for Associations’ for FREE https://sidecar.ai/ai 📅 Find out more digitalNow 2025 and register now: https://digitalnow.sidecar.ai/ 🎉 More from Today’s Sponsors: CDS Global https://www.cds-global.com/ VideoRequest https://videorequest.io/ AI Tools and Resources Mentioned in This Episode: Claude Code ➡ https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/claude-code/overview Claude Desktop ➡ https://claude.ai/download Windsurf ➡ https://windsurf.ai GitHub Copilot ➡ https://github.com/features/copilot Cursor ➡ https://www.cursor.so OpenAI Codex ➡ https://openai.com/blog/openai-codex ChatGPT ➡ https://chat.openai.com Gemini by Google ➡ https://deepmind.google/technologies/gemini 🔎 Check out Sidecar's AI Learning Hub and get your Association AI Professional (AAiP) certification: https://learn.sidecar.ai 📅 Find out more digitalNow 2025 and register now: https://digitalnow.sidecar.ai/ 🎉 Thank you to our sponsor: Cimatri https://cimatri.com/ 👍 Like & Subscribe! https://x.com/sidecarglobal https://www.youtube.com/@SidecarSync https://sidecar.ai/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/sidecar-global/ Amith Nagarajan is the Chairman of Blue Cypress, a family of purpose-driven companies and proud practitioners of Conscious Capitalism. The Blue Cypress companies focus on helping associations, non-profits, and other purpose-driven organizations achieve long-term success. Amith is also an active early-stage investor in B2B SaaS companies. He’s had the good fortune of nearly three decades of success as an entrepreneur and enjoys helping others in their journey. https://linkedin.com/amithnagarajan 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. https://linkedin.com/mallorymejias…
Send us a text In this episode of Sidecar Sync, Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias take on one of the most pivotal—and often overlooked—challenges in association innovation: getting your board on board with AI. Drawing from Amith's personal boardroom experience and Mallory’s deep dive into board psychology, they break down how to navigate internal politics, craft compelling AI use cases, and turn skeptical board members into innovation allies. From emotional storytelling to small pilot wins, this episode is your roadmap to aligning AI ambition with boardroom approval. 🔎 Check out Sidecar's AI Learning Hub and get your Association AI Professional (AAiP) certification: https://learn.sidecar.ai 📕 Download ‘Ascend 2nd Edition: Unlocking the Power of AI for Associations’ for FREE https://sidecar.ai/ai 📅 Find out more digitalNow 2025 and register now: https://digitalnow.sidecar.ai/ 🎉 More from Today’s Sponsors: CDS Global https://www.cds-global.com/ VideoRequest https://videorequest.io/ 🛠 AI Tools and Resources Mentioned in This Episode: ChatGPT ➡ https://openai.com/chatgpt Claude ➡ https://www.anthropic.com HeyGen ➡ https://www.heygen.com NotebookLM ➡ https://notebooklm.google 🔎 Check out Sidecar's AI Learning Hub and get your Association AI Professional (AAiP) certification: https://learn.sidecar.ai 📅 Find out more digitalNow 2025 and register now: https://digitalnow.sidecar.ai/ 🎉 Thank you to our sponsor: Cimatri https://cimatri.com/ 👍 Like & Subscribe! https://x.com/sidecarglobal https://www.youtube.com/@SidecarSync https://sidecar.ai/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/sidecar-global/ Amith Nagarajan is the Chairman of Blue Cypress, a family of purpose-driven companies and proud practitioners of Conscious Capitalism. The Blue Cypress companies focus on helping associations, non-profits, and other purpose-driven organizations achieve long-term success. Amith is also an active early-stage investor in B2B SaaS companies. He’s had the good fortune of nearly three decades of success as an entrepreneur and enjoys helping others in their journey. https://linkedin.com/amithnagarajan 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. https://linkedin.com/mallorymejias…
Send us a text This week on Sidecar Sync, Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias explore Wells Fargo’s virtual assistant “Fargo” and how it stacks up against Klarna’s AI tool from a year ago. With 250 million fully automated interactions and measurable impact on customer engagement and bias reduction, Fargo offers a powerful case study in applied AI. Amith reflects on what’s now possible for associations, why a narrow pilot project is a smart first move, and how “human in the loop” isn’t just a safety net—it’s strategic. The duo also breaks down Microsoft’s new Phi-4 reasoning models, which pack PhD-level performance into incredibly compact packages that can run on your phone. If you're wondering where the AI trend line is heading, this one’s for you. 🔎 Check out Sidecar's AI Learning Hub and get your Association AI Professional (AAiP) certification: https://learn.sidecar.ai 📕 Download ‘Ascend 2nd Edition: Unlocking the Power of AI for Associations’ for FREE https://sidecar.ai/ai 📅 Find out more digitalNow 2025 and register now: https://digitalnow.sidecar.ai/ 🎉 More from Today’s Sponsors: CDS Global: https://www.cds-global.com/ VideoRequest: https://videorequest.io/ 🛠 AI Tools and Resources Mentioned in This Episode: Fargo ➡ https://sites.wf.com/fargo/ Klarna AI Assistant ➡ https://www.klarna.com Microsoft Phi-4 Reasoning Models ➡ https://huggingface.co/microsoft 🔎 Check out Sidecar's AI Learning Hub and get your Association AI Professional (AAiP) certification: https://learn.sidecar.ai 📅 Find out more digitalNow 2025 and register now: https://digitalnow.sidecar.ai/ 🎉 Thank you to our sponsor: Cimatri https://cimatri.com/ 👍 Like & Subscribe! https://x.com/sidecarglobal https://www.youtube.com/@SidecarSync https://sidecar.ai/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/sidecar-global/ Amith Nagarajan is the Chairman of Blue Cypress, a family of purpose-driven companies and proud practitioners of Conscious Capitalism. The Blue Cypress companies focus on helping associations, non-profits, and other purpose-driven organizations achieve long-term success. Amith is also an active early-stage investor in B2B SaaS companies. He’s had the good fortune of nearly three decades of success as an entrepreneur and enjoys helping others in their journey. https://linkedin.com/amithnagarajan 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. https://linkedin.com/mallorymejias…
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