{"id":18850,"date":"2025-11-13T12:45:33","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T16:45:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banescousa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20-years-inspired-by-you.svg"},"modified":"2026-02-09T16:00:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T20:00:14","slug":"20-years-inspired-by-you","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/banescousa.com\/20-years-inspired-by-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating 20 Years Inspired By You | Banesco USA"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div class=\"cpm-stories-block is-cpm-stories-loading wp-block-cpm-stories-block\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cpm-stories-heading-section\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cpm-stories-scroll-reveal\" data-scroll-reveal=\"true\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cpm-stories-top-heading\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWe&#8217;ve watched businesses grow, families thrive, and dreams take shape.<br><br>These are just a few of the people who have shared their stories with us.\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cpm-stories-carousel-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cpm-stories-carousel-skeleton\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cpm-stories-carousel-skeleton__card\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cpm-stories-carousel-skeleton__image\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cpm-stories-carousel-skeleton__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cpm-stories-carousel-skeleton__line cpm-stories-carousel-skeleton__line--wide\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cpm-stories-carousel-skeleton__line\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cpm-stories-carousel-skeleton__line\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cpm-stories-carousel-skeleton__card\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cpm-stories-carousel-skeleton__image\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cpm-stories-carousel-skeleton__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cpm-stories-carousel-skeleton__line cpm-stories-carousel-skeleton__line--wide\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cpm-stories-carousel-skeleton__line\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cpm-stories-carousel-skeleton__line\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cpm-stories-carousel-skeleton__card\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cpm-stories-carousel-skeleton__image\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cpm-stories-carousel-skeleton__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cpm-stories-carousel-skeleton__line cpm-stories-carousel-skeleton__line--wide\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cpm-stories-carousel-skeleton__line\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cpm-stories-carousel-skeleton__line\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cpm-stories-carousel\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"cpm-story-card\" data-story-id=\"18969\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cpm-story-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"396\" height=\"610\" src=\"https:\/\/banescousa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/terra-energy-2.png\" class=\"cpm-story-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cpm-story-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Jaime Jorge Martinez Soto<\/strong>,\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPowering the Future: The Evolution of Terra For the founder of Terra, energy is not merely a commodity to be bought and sold, it is the very heartbeat of human civilization. From the discovery of&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cpm-story-link\" href=\"https:\/\/banescousa.com\/blog\/stories\/powering-the-future-the-evolution-of-terra\/\" target=\"_self\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"cpm-story-card\" data-story-id=\"18965\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cpm-story-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"396\" height=\"610\" src=\"https:\/\/banescousa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dna-labs-international-rec.png\" class=\"cpm-story-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cpm-story-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Allison Nunes<\/strong>,\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Founding Bond: How a Mother-Daughter Team Built DNA Labs International At Banesco USA, we are celebrating two decades of growth, and the greatest inspiration comes from our clients, leaders like the team at DNA&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cpm-story-link\" href=\"https:\/\/banescousa.com\/blog\/stories\/allison-nunes\/\" target=\"_self\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"cpm-story-card\" data-story-id=\"18950\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cpm-story-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"396\" height=\"610\" src=\"https:\/\/banescousa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/mercedes-escotet-rec.png\" class=\"cpm-story-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cpm-story-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Mercedes Escotet<\/strong>,\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEVP and Chief Corporate Governance Officer, Banesco USA (Retired 2024)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cpm-story-video-link\" href=\"https:\/\/banescousa.com\/video\/20-Years-Inspired-by-You-Mercedes.mp4\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tView Video\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"cpm-story-card\" data-story-id=\"18957\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cpm-story-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"396\" height=\"610\" src=\"https:\/\/banescousa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/rangeline-group-rec.png\" class=\"cpm-story-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cpm-story-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Ryan Alumbaugh<\/strong>,\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRangeline Group: Resilience is DNA For Ryan Alumbaugh, CEO of Rangeline Group, the measure of success isn\u2019t found in applause or trophies. It is found in the simple, silent reliability of a faucet turning on&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cpm-story-link\" href=\"https:\/\/banescousa.com\/blog\/stories\/ryan-alumbaugh\/\" target=\"_self\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"cpm-story-card\" data-story-id=\"19137\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cpm-story-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"396\" height=\"610\" src=\"https:\/\/banescousa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/jd-bols-jb-bols-associates-rec.png\" class=\"cpm-story-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cpm-story-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>JD Bols<\/strong>,\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Joy of the Build: How JD Bols Turned Radical Change into His Best Professional Decision For JD Bols, founder of JD Bols &amp; Associates, success is not a destination to reach and retire from\u2014it&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cpm-story-link\" href=\"https:\/\/banescousa.com\/blog\/stories\/jd-bols\/\" target=\"_self\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"cpm-story-card\" data-story-id=\"18961\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cpm-story-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"396\" height=\"610\" src=\"https:\/\/banescousa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/international-college-of-health-sciences-rec.png\" class=\"cpm-story-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cpm-story-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Karyn J. Vidal<\/strong>,\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFrom Reading to Leading: Karyn Vidal\u2019s Vision to Grow Florida\u2019s Future Healthcare Heroes Meet Karyn J. Vidal, the dynamic President &amp; CEO, Chairwoman, and Founder of the International College of Health Sciences (ICHS). Karyn\u2019s life&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cpm-story-link\" href=\"https:\/\/banescousa.com\/blog\/stories\/karyn-j-vidal\/\" target=\"_self\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"cpm-story-card\" data-story-id=\"18954\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cpm-story-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"396\" height=\"610\" src=\"https:\/\/banescousa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/lettie-pino-rec.png\" class=\"cpm-story-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cpm-story-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Leticia Pino<\/strong>,\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExecutive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer, Banesco USA\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cpm-story-video-link\" href=\"https:\/\/banescousa.com\/video\/20-Years-Inspired-by-You-Lettie.mp4\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tView Video\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"cpm-story-card\" data-story-id=\"18899\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cpm-story-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"396\" height=\"610\" src=\"https:\/\/banescousa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/rich-walker-president-discount-equipment-rec-1.png\" class=\"cpm-story-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cpm-story-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Rich Walker<\/strong>,\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Art of Evolution: How Rich Walker Built Discount Equipment by Anticipating the Next Shift Rich Walker, President of Discount Equipment, has never been one to wait for the industry to catch up. For Walker,&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cpm-story-link\" href=\"https:\/\/banescousa.com\/blog\/stories\/rich-walker\/\" target=\"_self\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cpm-view-all-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cpm-view-all-btn ghostBtn\" href=\"\/20-years-inspired-by-you\/stories\/\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tView all stories\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cpm-story-overlay\" data-cpm-story-overlay=\"true\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-initial-story-id=\"\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-initial-story-mode=\"\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-current-story-id=\"\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\thidden aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" aria-labelledby=\"cpm-story-overlay-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cpm-story-overlay__close\" href=\"#\" data-story-overlay-close=\"true\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Close story overlay\">&times;<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cpm-story-overlay__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cpm-story-overlay__left\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cpm-story-overlay__media is-empty\" data-story-overlay-media><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cpm-story-overlay__header\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 id=\"cpm-story-overlay-title\" class=\"cpm-story-overlay__title\" data-story-overlay-title><\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"cpm-story-overlay__subtitle is-hidden\" data-story-overlay-subtitle><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cpm-story-overlay__details\" data-story-overlay-details>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cpm-story-overlay__text\" data-story-overlay-text><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<section class=\"cpm-leadership-block\" data-cpm-leadership=\"cpm-leadership-69e7575c96c77\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cpm-leadership-intro\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cpm-leadership-intro-heading\">It&#8217;s not just our anniversary, it&#8217;s yours, too<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"cpm-leadership-intro-subheading\">Every chapter of our story has been written together. For two decades, your vision, passion, and ambition have inspired ours. Here\u2019s to 20 years shaped by you\u2014and to everything still ahead.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cpm-leadership-hero\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"cpm-leadership-hero__video\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.banescousa.com\/videos\/Banesco-20-Years-1080-Final.mp4\" autoplay muted loop\n\t\t\t\t\t\tplaysinline><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"cpm-leadership-hero__cta\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-leadership-modal-trigger=\"cpm-leadership-69e7575c96c77\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-leadership-video=\"https:\/\/staging.banescousa.com\/videos\/Banesco-20-Years-1080-Final.mp4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cpm-leadership-hero__cta-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/banescousa.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/kjl_custom_pages\/assets\/img\/play_circle.svg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cpm-leadership-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cpm-leadership-intro\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cpm-leadership-intro-heading\">Day-one dedication<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"cpm-leadership-intro-subheading\">Meet two team members who&#8217;ve been part of the journey since day one. 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