Futures in the Making
Podcast Description
This podcast brings you the inspiring stories of ambitious individuals who are shaping the future through resilience, innovation, and leadership. From overcoming immigration challenges to building successful careers and businesses, we dive into the lessons and insights that empower others to dream bigger and take action.
I’m Alena Gladkova, your host and the leader of Key People, a recruiting company that connects businesses in the USA and Europe with top talent. When I’m not helping companies build strong teams, I’m sharpening my leadership skills in Stanford’s LEAD program.
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
Centers on resilience, innovation, and leadership with episodes highlighting personal transformations such as overcoming immigration challenges and strategies for career development; for example, an episode features insights from Kate Khatsyeva's experiences in building a career in the US.

This podcast brings you the inspiring stories of ambitious individuals who are shaping the future through resilience, innovation, and leadership. From overcoming immigration challenges to building successful careers and businesses, we dive into the lessons and insights that empower others to dream bigger and take action.
I’m Alena Gladkova, your host and the leader of Key People, a recruiting company that connects businesses in the USA and Europe with top talent. When I’m not helping companies build strong teams, I’m sharpening my leadership skills in Stanford’s LEAD program.

Why is it so hard to get a tech job now?
Roman Kovalevsky, a Europe-based Staff Technical Program Manager, offers his perspective on the challenges.
Timestamps
- 00:00 | In this episode
- 00:43 | Meet Roman Kovalevsky
- 00:56 | Product Manager career path
- 02:29 | Product manager job search
- 04:09 | Tech layoffs in Europe and the US
- 10:24 | What sectors of the economy are growing
- 13:46 | AI in product management
- 26:03 | Unpopular opinion on product management
- 28:51 | How to be a product manager in 2025
- 33:05 | Germany’s cultural clash challenges
- 40:22 | Product management blog origin
For the past 12 years, Roman Kovalevsky has worked with web and mobile products in the video, streaming, EdTech, and B2B SaaS domains. He is passionate about building collaborative teams and transparent processes.
Guest: Roman Kovalevsky
LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/roman-kovalevsky/
Product Management blog:https://t.me/+w7triJBTEb40OGZi
Host: Alena Gladkova
LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/helen-glad
My team hires top global talents in AI, ML, iGaming, and Web3 for your business. https://kpeople.guru
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