In this episode of the Produck Podcast, Elena Leonova, co-founder and CEO of OneRank.io, shares how she went from business analyst in Ukraine to Chief Product Officer to founder. We dig into what it really takes to grow from product manager to product executive, and how AI is changing the skills product managers need to succeed.In this episode, we talk about:- How Elena turned a layoff after an eBay acquisition into her first product management role- The framework refactor that turned a room full of developers against her team, and why reverting it earned their trust- Why being passionate about a feature isn't the same as having evidence for it- How to present product strategy to a board in terms of capital and ROI- Why existing SaaS companies need to reinvent themselves to become AI native- Her advice for anyone trying to break into product managementElena started her career in Ukraine and spent 15 years leading product at digital commerce and developer platform companies, from growth-stage startups to private equity-backed and public businesses. Her specialty is growing products through ecosystems of developers, partners, and solution integrators.Connect with Elena Leonova on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elenleonova/Check out OneRank at onerank.io If this conversation changed how you think about product, subscribe for more episodes with product leaders and founders.#produckpodcast #productmanagement #productleadership #productmanager #CPO #productstrategy #AInative #SaaS #founderjourney #womenintech
