What Stays When Everything Changes? Integrity

In this personal and reflective episode of The Delia Network Podcast, Gehtsoft CEO Ivan Gekht shares a rarely heard side of his story—how growing up in a family business shaped his views on leadership, responsibility, and what it truly means to build something that lasts.

This isn’t a story about startups or scale. It’s about values. And what holds when pressure rises.

Topics Ivan touches on:

• How Soviet-era resilience taught him that trust must be earned, not expected

• Why his definition of “team” is rooted in accountability over hierarchy

• How growing up surrounded by business problems created a deep respect for long-term thinking

• The role of moral clarity when building high-stakes systems—especially when no one is watching

• Why “integrity” is more than a trait—it’s a design principle

“Integrity isn’t just a leadership quality. It’s how systems should behave too—predictable, auditable, and reliable under pressure.”

For those leading teams, managing legacy systems, or facing ethical crossroads in tech, this episode is a grounding reminder: what you build is only as strong as what you believe.

Listen now: The Importance of Integrity — Ivan Gekht on The Delia Network