This week, Travis and Stewart continue their Web Summit series of interviews with the fascinating Katia Beauchamp of Birchbox, the original box subscription service. We find out how the company has signed more than one million subscribers, and four million customers, in such a short time. We also hear how mobile has changed everything, and why it is so important now.

In the news segment, we reveal a new breed of marketing tool powered by AI and machine learning and find out why that technology is going to be transformative in 2017. If that wasn't enough, we attempt some really bad Arnold Schwarzenegger impressions.

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By listening to this episode of the VB Engage podcast, you will hear:

    This episode was fascinating -- how do we know that? Because Travis said "fascinating" at least 12 times in this episode. That’s what happens when we record this podcast at 2 a.m. CST.

    Thanks again for tuning in this week. We are just getting started with this year's content! Season 2, Episode 2. S02E02, which is better known as episode 35.

    Next week, we talk with Stephane Kasriel, CEO of Upwork, which is the result of the Odesk and Elance acquisition. We chat about working in the 21st century and how Upwork uses mobile to engage its over 12 million freelancers. That’s a great interview from our continuing Web Summit Series. You’ll want to join us for that one!

    If you missed the first episode of 2017 with the one and only Robert Scoble, you can listen to it right here.

    And to start 2017 off right, you should subscribe to VB Engage below and give our podcast a big five-star rating like you give out tips at a five-star restaurant. Boom!