:root{
    --navy:#0D1B2A;
    --heritage:#223E5E;
    --mist:#6B8FAE;
    --pearl:#DCE2E8;
    --sandstone:#CBB99A;
    --gold:#B08A3C;
    --paper:#FAF9F6;
    --paper-2:#F2F0EA;
    --ink-soft:#4C555E;
  }
  *{box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0;}
  html{scroll-behavior:smooth;}
  body{background:var(--paper);color:var(--navy);font-family:'Montserrat',sans-serif;line-height:1.7;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;opacity:0;transition:opacity .35s ease;}
  body.page-loaded{opacity:1;}
  a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none;}
  img,svg{display:block;}
  .wrap{max-width:1080px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 48px;}
  .eyebrow{font-family:'Montserrat',sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold);}
  h1,h2,h3{font-family:'Cinzel',serif;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.01em;color:var(--navy);line-height:1.25;}
  .gold-rule{width:60px;height:2px;background:var(--gold);margin:18px 0;}
  .gold-rule.center{margin:18px auto;}

  header{background:var(--navy);position:sticky;top:0;z-index:20;}
  .nav-row{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr auto 1fr;align-items:center;column-gap:16px;padding:14px 48px;}
  .nav-brand{justify-self:start;}
  .nav-cta{justify-self:end;}
  .nav-brand img{height:88px;width:auto;}
  nav.primary{display:flex;gap:34px;}
  nav.primary a{font-size:12.5px;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--pearl);opacity:.85;padding:4px 0;border-bottom:1px solid transparent;}
  nav.primary a:hover{opacity:1;border-color:var(--gold);}
  nav.primary a.active{opacity:1;border-color:var(--gold);color:var(--gold);}
  .nav-cta{font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--navy);background:var(--gold);padding:11px 20px;font-weight:600;}
  .nav-cta:hover{background:var(--sandstone);}
  .mobile-toggle{display:none;grid-column:3;justify-self:end;color:var(--pearl);font-size:44px;background:none;border:none;cursor:pointer;}

  .page-title-block{text-align:center;padding:64px 48px 0;}
  .page-title-block .eyebrow{display:block;}
  .page-title-block h2{font-size:30px;margin-top:12px;}


  .hero{background:var(--navy);padding:72px 48px 0;text-align:center;position:relative;overflow:hidden;}
  .hero-inner{position:relative;z-index:1;max-width:760px;margin:0 auto;}
  .hero img.hero-mark{margin:0 auto;height:300px;width:auto;}
  .hero h2{color:var(--paper);font-size:38px;margin-top:30px;line-height:1.3;}
  .hero .lede{color:var(--pearl);opacity:.85;font-size:15.5px;max-width:560px;margin:22px auto 0;font-family:'Montserrat',sans-serif;}
  .hero .serving{font-family:'Montserrat',sans-serif;font-size:13px;letter-spacing:.01em;line-height:1.6;color:var(--gold);max-width:700px;margin:22px auto 0;}
  .hero-cta{margin-top:34px;display:flex;gap:16px;justify-content:center;padding-bottom:52px;}
  .btn{font-family:'Montserrat',sans-serif;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:600;padding:15px 26px;display:inline-block;}
  .btn-gold{background:var(--gold);color:var(--navy);}
  .btn-gold:hover{background:var(--sandstone);}
  .btn-line{border:1px solid var(--mist);color:var(--pearl);}
  .btn-line:hover{border-color:var(--gold);color:var(--gold);}

  .banner-strip{background:var(--heritage);color:var(--pearl);text-align:center;padding:16px 24px;font-family:'Montserrat',sans-serif;font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;}
  .banner-strip .sep{color:var(--gold);margin:0 14px;}

  .section{padding:76px 0;}
  .section.tight{padding-top:40px;}
  .section.alt{background:var(--paper-2);}
  .section-head{max-width:620px;margin:0 auto 44px;text-align:center;}
  .section-head h2{font-size:26px;margin-top:12px;}
  .section-head p.lede{margin-top:16px;font-size:15px;color:var(--ink-soft);}

  .why-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:0;max-width:720px;margin:0 auto;text-align:center;}
  .why-grid p{font-size:15.5px;color:var(--ink-soft);}

  .service-preview{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:1px;background:var(--pearl);border:1px solid var(--pearl);margin-top:8px;}
  .service-preview a{background:var(--paper);padding:28px 22px;text-align:center;display:block;}
  .service-preview a:hover{background:var(--paper-2);}
  .service-preview .n{font-family:'Montserrat',sans-serif;font-size:11.5px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.12em;color:var(--gold);}
  .service-preview .t{font-family:'Cinzel',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--navy);margin-top:10px;line-height:1.4;}

  .about-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:.85fr 1.15fr;gap:56px;align-items:start;}
  .photo-box{border:1px solid var(--pearl);background:#EFECE3;aspect-ratio:4/5;position:relative;overflow:hidden;}
  .photo-box::before{content:"";position:absolute;inset:10px;border:1px solid var(--sandstone);pointer-events:none;z-index:2;}
  .photo-box img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;display:block;}
  .about-body p{font-size:15px;color:var(--ink-soft);margin-bottom:16px;}
  .founder-wrap{display:grid;grid-template-columns:.72fr 1.28fr;gap:48px;align-items:start;margin-top:64px;}
  .founder-heading-spacer{visibility:hidden;}
  .founder-photo-wrap{position:relative;}
  .founder-photo-plain img{width:100%;display:block;aspect-ratio:4/5;object-fit:cover;}
  .founder-tags{margin-top:22px;padding-top:18px;border-top:1px solid var(--pearl);font-family:'Montserrat',sans-serif;font-size:12.5px;letter-spacing:.03em;color:var(--heritage);}

  .podcast-feature{margin-top:64px;background:var(--paper-2);border:1px solid var(--pearl);padding:40px 0;}
  .podcast-inner{display:grid;grid-template-columns:180px 1fr;gap:40px;align-items:center;}
  .podcast-art{width:100%;aspect-ratio:1/1;background:var(--navy);border:1px solid var(--pearl);display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;}
  .podcast-icon{width:52%;height:52%;color:var(--gold);}
  .podcast-title{font-size:20px;margin-top:10px;line-height:1.35;}
  .podcast-meta{font-family:'Montserrat',sans-serif;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.04em;color:var(--heritage);margin-top:8px;}
  .podcast-quote{font-family:'Cinzel',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--navy);margin-top:16px;}
  .podcast-desc{font-size:14px;color:var(--ink-soft);margin-top:12px;max-width:520px;}
  .podcast-feature .btn{margin-top:20px;}
  .approach{text-align:center;margin-top:90px;}
  .approach-quote{font-family:'Cinzel',serif;font-weight:500;font-size:22px;color:var(--navy);max-width:680px;margin:0 auto 24px;line-height:1.5;}
  .approach-body{max-width:680px;margin:0 auto;}
  .approach-body p{font-size:15px;color:var(--ink-soft);margin-bottom:14px;}
  .principle-row{display:flex;justify-content:center;gap:0;margin-top:36px;flex-wrap:wrap;}
  .principle{padding:0 24px;font-family:'Montserrat',sans-serif;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--heritage);border-left:1px solid var(--pearl);}
  .principle:first-child{border-left:none;}

  .service-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr);gap:1px;background:var(--pearl);border:1px solid var(--pearl);}
  .service-card{background:var(--paper);padding:32px 34px;}
  .service-card .idx{font-family:'Montserrat',sans-serif;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold);font-weight:600;}
  .service-card h3{font-size:18px;margin-top:10px;}
  .service-card .desc{font-size:13.5px;color:var(--ink-soft);margin-top:12px;}
  .service-card ul{margin-top:16px;list-style:none;}
  .service-card li{font-size:13px;color:var(--ink-soft);padding:5px 0 5px 16px;position:relative;}
  .service-card li::before{content:"";position:absolute;left:0;top:13px;width:7px;height:1px;background:var(--mist);}

  .industry-row{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:12px;justify-content:center;}
  .industry-pill{border:1px solid var(--pearl);background:var(--paper);padding:12px 22px;font-size:13.5px;color:var(--heritage);display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;}
  .industry-pill .dot{width:6px;height:6px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--gold);}

  .contact-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.3fr .9fr;gap:56px;}
  .field{margin-bottom:20px;}
  .field label{display:block;font-family:'Montserrat',sans-serif;font-size:10.5px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--heritage);margin-bottom:8px;}
  .field input,.field textarea,.field select{width:100%;border:none;border-bottom:1px solid var(--pearl);background:transparent;font-family:'Montserrat',sans-serif;font-size:14.5px;color:var(--navy);padding:9px 2px;outline:none;}
  .field input:focus,.field textarea:focus,.field select:focus{border-color:var(--gold);}
  .field textarea{resize:vertical;min-height:90px;}
  .field-row{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:20px;}
  .contact-info .row{margin-bottom:24px;}
  .contact-info .row .k{font-family:'Montserrat',sans-serif;font-size:10.5px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--heritage);display:block;margin-bottom:4px;}
  .contact-info .row .v{font-size:14.5px;color:var(--ink-soft);}
  .form-note{margin-top:18px;font-family:'Montserrat',sans-serif;font-size:11px;color:var(--mist);border-top:1px solid var(--pearl);padding-top:14px;}
  .form-confirm{display:none;margin-bottom:26px;padding:14px 16px;border:1px solid var(--gold);font-size:13px;color:var(--heritage);background:var(--paper-2);}

  .photo-band{width:100%;max-height:560px;overflow:hidden;}
  .photo-band img{width:100%;height:560px;object-fit:cover;object-position:center 25%;display:block;}

  /* scroll-triggered reveal animation */
  .reveal{
    opacity:0;
    transform:translateY(28px);
    transition:opacity .7s cubic-bezier(.2,.6,.2,1), transform .7s cubic-bezier(.2,.6,.2,1);
  }
  .reveal.is-visible{opacity:1;transform:translateY(0);}
  .stagger-1.is-visible{transition-delay:.05s;}
  .stagger-2.is-visible{transition-delay:.15s;}
  .stagger-3.is-visible{transition-delay:.25s;}
  .stagger-4.is-visible{transition-delay:.35s;}
  .stagger-5.is-visible{transition-delay:.45s;}
  .stagger-6.is-visible{transition-delay:.55s;}

  footer{background:var(--navy);color:var(--pearl);padding:36px 48px;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:14px;}
  footer .foot-brand img{height:30px;width:auto;}
  footer .foot-note{font-family:'Montserrat',sans-serif;font-size:10.5px;color:var(--mist);letter-spacing:.03em;}
  footer nav{display:flex;gap:18px;}
  footer nav a{font-family:'Montserrat',sans-serif;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.05em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--pearl);opacity:.8;}
  footer nav a:hover{opacity:1;}

  @media(max-width:860px){
    .podcast-inner{grid-template-columns:1fr;text-align:center;}
    .podcast-art{max-width:160px;margin:0 auto;}
    .podcast-desc{margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;}
    .photo-band{max-height:320px;}
    .photo-band img{height:320px;object-position:center 25%;}
    .nav-row{padding:14px 24px;}
    nav.primary{position:absolute;top:100%;left:0;right:0;background:var(--navy);flex-direction:column;gap:0;padding:8px 24px 20px;display:none;}
    nav.primary.open{display:flex;}
    nav.primary a{padding:12px 0;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.08);}
    .mobile-toggle{display:block;}
    .nav-cta{display:none;}
    .wrap{padding:0 24px;}
    .hero{padding:48px 24px 0;}
    .hero h2{font-size:26px;}
    .hero img.hero-mark{height:220px;}
    .about-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:32px;}
    .founder-wrap{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:40px;margin-top:40px;}
    .service-grid,.service-preview{grid-template-columns:1fr;}
    .contact-grid,.field-row{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:24px;}
    .section{padding:52px 0;}
    .page-title-block{padding:44px 24px 0;}
    footer{padding:28px 24px;flex-direction:column;text-align:center;}
  }