🎙️ In this episode of Empowered in Tech: Women in Tech Netherlands, host and producer Ilaria Severi sits down with Anastasia Kuskova, Co-founder and CEO of beSirius, a sustainability superintelligence platform helping metals, mining, and industrial companies turn complex data into meaningful decisions.

Anastasia’s journey is one of courage, vision, and reinvention.
After more than a decade working in corporate sustainability and digital transformation, she decided to build the solution she wished she’d had — one that makes sustainability data actionable, fast, and human.

Together, they explore what it means to build for your former self, to lead with purpose in a complex industry, and to stay resilient through every new “monster” along the entrepreneurial path.

💡 Key Takeaways:

• Building for your former self: transforming frustration into innovation
• Why staying niche can be your strongest competitive advantage in an AI-driven world
• Bringing AI into traditional, asset-heavy industries and learning which rules to break
• The founder mindset: resilience, self-awareness, and embracing uncertainty
• Finding joy and balance in leadership while leading change

✨ About Our Guest:
Anastasia Kuskova is the Co-founder and CEO of beSirius, an AI-powered sustainability platform for metals, mining, and industrial companies. Recognized among the 100 Global Inspirational Women in Mining and winner of the COP29 Sustainable Innovation Challenge, Anastasia brings more than a decade of experience in tech-enabled sustainability, digital transformation, and leadership at the intersection of AI and industry.

🙌 Special Thanks to Our Sponsor:
This episode is brought to you by DMN-WESTINGHOUSE, a company committed to diversity and inclusion in tech. They are actively hiring for a range of exciting roles, connect with them on LinkedIn to learn more!

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🎧 Listen now to discover how purpose, courage, and technology come together to build a more sustainable future.