Anastasia Kuskova

Trailblazer
DISC Type : DI

Co-founder & CEO at beSirius

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Overview

Anastasia Kuskova is the Co-founder and CEO of beSirius, an AI sustainability intelligence platform for the metals and mining industry. A former Chief Sustainability Officer at Eurasian Resources Group, she leverages over a decade of industry experience to solve complex ESG data challenges. She holds a Master of Arts from the University of St. Gallen.

Anastasia is a passionate advocate for diversity and sustainability. In interviews, she mentions she has been entrepreneurial from a young age, starting several businesses with friends and family during her university years. She notes that as a startup CEO, its hard to switch off, so she advises taking a break before jumping into a new venture.

She was named one of the 100 Global Inspirational Women in Mining (WIM100) in 2024 and her company, beSirius, won the COP29 Sustainable Innovation Challenge.

Personality Overview

Charismatic

Informal

Achievement-Oriented

They are charming and have the ability to align others behind their decisions.  They respond better to a combination of speed and relationship. They will fight for you if they come to believe in you.

Topics They Care About

Sustainability in Mining
Her entire career, including her current role as CEO of beSirius and former role as CSO at ERG, is dedicated to solving sustainability data challenges in this sector.
AI for ESG
Her company, beSirius, is an AI-driven platform built to turn complex ESG data into a usable asset, eliminating manual reporting and saving teams significant time.
Supply Chain Traceability
She co-developed Re|Source, a blockchain-based battery traceability platform backed by major industry players like Tesla, Glencore, and Umicore to ensure responsibly produced materials.

Media Appearances

SCALE UP – Conversation with Anastasia Kuskova, Co‑founder & CEO of beSirius. Featured in Spotify (Creators)

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Work History

11-2022
Co-founder & CEO at beSirius
5-2019 - 1-2023
Co-founder, Governance Board Member at ReSource
3-2019 - 8-2022
Head of Sustainability and Transformation at Eurasian Resources Group
1-2016 - 3-2019
Senior Manager Transformation and Organizational Development at Eurasian Resources Group
9-2014 - 1-2016
Manager Group Strategy at Eurasian Resources Group

Education

2012 - 2014
Master of Arts (M.A.) from University of St.Gallen
2010 - 2011
Exchange Semester from WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business)

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Insights For Selling To Anastasia

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Display high self-confidence and expect them to have a strong personality.
  • Keep your pitch focused on the impact but nurture the relationship too
  • Use phrases like ‘your decision will’, ‘you will impact’ etc.

DONT's

  • Avoid unnecessary negativity or slowness
  • Don't make any commitments that you might not be able to fulfill
  • Don’t force involvement of other stakeholders unless it is critical

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Anastasia is

  • Relationship and product conviction matter equally, followed by a sense of achievement.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Anastasia

  • If they are not convinced, they will say no albeit in a friendly manner.


Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Anastasia move?

  • They can reach decisions quickly if they develop trust and confidence in the product.
  • Can Anastasia take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks if necessary.

You And Anastasia

Personality Compatibility


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