"My Business Is Run By AI" - Should You Be Worried? | Legacy Bench Live at Manchester Uni

Legacy Bench · 28 October 2026

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One founder says AI already runs almost his entire business. Another thinks most companies will fail to use it at all. So who's right? Legacy Bench went on tour to Manchester University for a live podcast in front of students and founders. Host Emma Willett sits down with four business owners to talk about what makes a good business idea, the challenges nobody warns you about, why social media is "rented land", and how AI agents are already changing how small businesses work. On the panel: Graham Arrowsmith (data and marketing specialist, host of The Next 100 Days podcast), Holly Hobbs (co-founder of urfuture, the job app for Gen Z), Ryan (founder of an AI adoption business helping North West companies) and Perry Offer (founder of Time to Simplify). Hosted by Emma Willett, freelance marketer and community events organiser. This episode was sponsored by Time to Simplify.

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