Behind the Byline: The Stories That Shape Associations
About this episode
In Episode 155 of Association Transformation, co-hosts Elisa Pratt and Andrew Chamberlain welcome Mark Athitakis, Contributing Editor at Associations Now, the flagship digital publication of ASAE.
Mark pulls back the curtain on the stories behind the stories, sharing:
✅ How he translates complex topics like governance, membership, technology, and events into accessible insights for association leaders
✅ The tension between print versus digital and what associations risk losing when abandoning tangible member connections
✅ Why governance challenges are really crises of alignment (and why we keep revisiting the same issues)
✅ His candid take on AI in content generation and why “human in the loop” creativity still matters most
If you’ve ever read Associations Now and wondered about the mind behind the byline, this is your chance to hear from Mark directly.
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