@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Inter:wght@100;200;300;400;500;600;700;900&family=Archivo+Black&display=swap');


  * { margin: 0; padding: 0; box-sizing: border-box; }

  :root {
    --dark: #202022;
    --cream: #F7F5F2;
    --gold: #E8A849;
    --blur-ms: 1200ms;
    --draw-ms: 2600ms;
    --body-text: #3A3A3C;
    --light-border: #E5E5E7;
    --gold-deep: #9A6A18;
    --teal-deep: #0B6B60;
    --fin: 0.35s;
    --gold-hover: #d4963e;
    --white: #FFFFFF;
    --text-muted: #9A9AA0;
    --green-cta: #193F32;
    --teal: #17B8A6;
  }

  html, body {
    font-family: 'Inter', -apple-system, sans-serif;
    -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
    background: var(--cream);
    color: var(--dark);
  }

  /* the hero owns its own darkness; the page underneath stays cream */
  .about-hero { background: var(--dark); }

  /* closing band: dark to the viewport edge, footer centred within */
  .page-dark { background: var(--dark); color: var(--cream); }
  .page-dark .footer { border-top: 1px solid rgba(232,168,73,0.08); }

/* ===== about-hero-v4.html ===== */
.about-hero {
    position: relative;
    height: 100vh;
    min-height: 560px;
    overflow: hidden;
    isolation: isolate;
  }

  .media {
    position: absolute; inset: 0;
    z-index: 0;
    transform: scale(1.08);
    filter: blur(0) saturate(1);
    transition: filter var(--blur-ms) cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1);
  }
  .about-hero.blurred .media { filter: blur(28px) saturate(1.08); }
  .media-fallback {
    position: absolute; inset: 0;
    background:
      radial-gradient(120% 90% at 18% 12%, #2E4A52 0%, transparent 58%),
      radial-gradient(120% 90% at 82% 22%, #C9BFAE 0%, transparent 55%),
      radial-gradient(130% 100% at 60% 95%, #6B5A22 0%, transparent 60%),
      linear-gradient(160deg, #253238 0%, #3A3A2E 55%, #4A3F1E 100%);
  }
  .media video {
    position: absolute; inset: 0;
    width: 100%; height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
  }

  .scrim {
    position: absolute; inset: 0;
    z-index: 1;
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(32,32,34,0.34) 0%, rgba(32,32,34,0.10) 42%, rgba(32,32,34,0.62) 100%);
    opacity: 0;
    transition: opacity var(--blur-ms) ease;
    pointer-events: none;
  }
  .about-hero.blurred .scrim { opacity: 1; }

  /* ── Routes ───────────────────────────────────────────────── */
  .lines {
    position: absolute; inset: 0;
    width: 100%; height: 100%;
    z-index: 2;
    pointer-events: none;
  }
  .lines path {
    fill: none;
    vector-effect: non-scaling-stroke;
    stroke-linecap: round;
    stroke-dasharray: 1;
    stroke-dashoffset: 1;
    transition: stroke-dashoffset var(--draw-ms) cubic-bezier(0.32, 0, 0.16, 1);
  }
  .primary { stroke: rgba(247,245,242,0.82); stroke-width: 1.6; }
  .branch  { stroke: rgba(247,245,242,0.34); stroke-width: 1;   }
  .about-hero.drawn .lines path { stroke-dashoffset: 0; }
  /* branches wait for the primary route to establish itself */
  .about-hero.drawn .branch { transition-duration: 1600ms; }
  .about-hero.drawn .branch:nth-of-type(1) { transition-delay: 1100ms; }
  .about-hero.drawn .branch:nth-of-type(2) { transition-delay: 1300ms; }
  .about-hero.drawn .branch:nth-of-type(3) { transition-delay: 1500ms; }

  /* stop markers */
  .stop {
    fill: none;
    stroke: var(--cream);
    stroke-width: 1.4;
    vector-effect: non-scaling-stroke;
    opacity: 0;
    transition: opacity 500ms ease;
  }
  .about-hero.drawn .stop { opacity: 0.9; }
  .about-hero.drawn .stop:nth-of-type(1) { transition-delay: 700ms; }
  .about-hero.drawn .stop:nth-of-type(2) { transition-delay: 880ms; }
  .about-hero.drawn .stop:nth-of-type(3) { transition-delay: 1060ms; }
  .about-hero.drawn .stop:nth-of-type(4) { transition-delay: 1240ms; }
  .about-hero.drawn .stop:nth-of-type(5) { transition-delay: 1420ms; }

  /* ── Words ────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
  .node {
    position: absolute;
    z-index: 3;
    font-size: clamp(13px, 1.1vw, 18px);
    font-weight: 300;
    font-style: italic;
    color: var(--cream);
    text-shadow: 0 1px 20px rgba(32,32,34,0.6);
    white-space: nowrap;
    opacity: 0;
    filter: blur(6px);
    translate: 0 10px;
    transition: opacity 900ms ease, filter 900ms ease, translate 900ms cubic-bezier(0.2,0,0.2,1);
  }
  .about-hero.drawn .node { opacity: 1; filter: blur(0); translate: 0 0; }
  .about-hero.drawn .node:nth-of-type(1) { transition-delay: 760ms; }
  .about-hero.drawn .node:nth-of-type(2) { transition-delay: 940ms; }
  .about-hero.drawn .node:nth-of-type(3) { transition-delay: 1120ms; }
  .about-hero.drawn .node:nth-of-type(4) { transition-delay: 1300ms; }
  .about-hero.drawn .node:nth-of-type(5) { transition-delay: 1480ms; }

  /* offsets clear the stop marker */
  .node[data-side="right"]  { transform: translate(20px, -50%); }
  .node[data-side="left"]   { transform: translate(-20px, -50%) translateX(-100%); }
  .node[data-side="above"]  { transform: translate(-50%, -30px); }
  .node[data-side="below"]  { transform: translate(-50%, 28px); }

  /* ── Wordmark ─────────────────────────────────────────────── */
  .giant {
    position: absolute;
    left: 48px; bottom: 40px;
    z-index: 4;
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: clamp(40px, 10.9vw, 160px);
    line-height: 0.88;
    letter-spacing: -0.025em;
    color: var(--cream);
    user-select: none;
    opacity: 0;
    translate: 0 14px;
    transition: opacity 800ms ease, translate 800ms cubic-bezier(0.2,0,0.2,1);
  }
  .about-hero.blurred .giant { opacity: 1; translate: 0 0; }

  @media (max-width: 700px) {
    .giant { left: 24px; bottom: 28px; }
    .node { font-size: 12px; }
  }
  @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
    .media, .scrim, .lines path, .stop, .node, .giant { transition: none !important; }
  }
/* ===== about-section2-v14.html ===== */
/* ── Section ──────────────────────────────────────────────── */
  .stems {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) 40%;
    min-height: 100vh;
    gap: 0;
  }

  /* Left: headline pinned top, body copy pinned bottom, per the comp */
  .stems-copy {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: space-between;
    /* generous right padding so the body copy stops short of the rule
       instead of pressing against it */
    padding: 72px 64px 80px 48px;
    border-right: 1px solid var(--light-border);
  }

  .stems h2 {
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: clamp(26px, 2.4vw, 38px);
    line-height: 1.2;
    letter-spacing: -0.015em;
    max-width: 24ch;
  }

  /* Body sits low and right, close to the rule, as in the comp */
  .stems-body {
    align-self: flex-end;
    max-width: 46ch;
    padding-right: 8px;
  }
  .stems-body p {
    font-size: 15px;
    line-height: 1.6;
    color: var(--body-text);
    margin-bottom: 20px;
  }
  .stems-body p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
  .stems-body .lead { margin-bottom: 26px; }
  .stems-body .lead { color: var(--dark); }
  .stems-body .n { color: var(--body-text); }

  /* Right: full-bleed panel */
  /* The supplied panel carries its own wordmark, so it is fitted rather
     than cropped. contain guarantees "PLAYBOOK MG." is never clipped at
     either end whatever the viewport does. */
  /* Gutter on the left keeps whitespace between the hairline and the
     image, as in the reference. The image is pre-cropped to the panel's
     working aspect, so it needs no object-fit crop and the wordmark can
     never be clipped. */
  .stems-panel {
    position: relative;
    padding: 24px 24px 24px 56px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
  }
  .stems-figure {
    position: relative;
    width: 100%;
    line-height: 0;
    background: var(--dark);
  }
  .stems-panel img {
    width: 100%;
    height: auto;
    display: block;
  }
  .stems-figure figcaption {
    position: absolute;
    left: 0; right: 0;
    bottom: 18px;
    text-align: center;
    font-size: 11px;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 2.5px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--dark);
    opacity: 0.55;
    z-index: 2;
    pointer-events: none;
  }

  /* Optional inset, disabled by default.
     Enable only with a real placement screenshot: archive on the
     outside, coverage on the inside. Do not fill it with another
     lifestyle photo, that reads as decoration.
  .stems-inset {
    position: absolute;
    left: 50%; top: 50%;
    transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
    width: 62%; aspect-ratio: 1;
    border-radius: 50%;
    overflow: hidden;
  }
  .stems-inset img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; }
  */

  @media (max-width: 900px) {
    .stems-panel { padding: 0 24px 48px; }
    .stems {
      grid-template-columns: 1fr;
      min-height: 0;
    }
    .stems-copy {
      padding: 64px 24px 48px;
      border-right: none;
      gap: 48px;
    }
    .stems-body { align-self: flex-start; }
  }
/* ===== about-team-v17.html ===== */
a:focus-visible, button:focus-visible {
    outline: 2px solid var(--teal-deep);
    outline-offset: 3px;
  }

  /* ── Section ──────────────────────────────────────────────── */
  .team { padding: 96px 48px 120px; max-width: 1440px; margin: 0 auto; }

  .team-group {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 220px minmax(0, 1fr);
    gap: 48px;
    padding-top: 28px;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--light-border);
  }
  .team-group + .team-group { margin-top: 72px; }

  .team-group > h2 {
    font-size: 19px;
    font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  }

  /* ── Rows ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
  .row { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--light-border); }
  .row:first-child { border-top: 1px solid var(--light-border); }

  .row-head {
    width: 100%;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 44px minmax(0, 1fr) 200px;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 18px;
    padding: 16px 0;
    background: none;
    border: none;
    font-family: inherit;
    text-align: left;
    cursor: pointer;
  }

  /* Initials disc, swapped for a chevron on the open row */
  .disc {
    width: 40px; height: 40px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    display: grid;
    place-items: center;
    font-size: 12px;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.5px;
    color: var(--cream);
    background: var(--dark);
    transition: background var(--fin), color var(--fin), border-color var(--fin);
  }
  .row.alt .disc { background: var(--gold-deep); }
  .row[open] .disc,
  .row.is-open .disc {
    background: transparent;
    border: 1px solid var(--light-border);
    color: var(--dark);
  }
  .disc svg { display: none; width: 14px; height: 14px; }
  .row.is-open .disc svg { display: block; }
  .row.is-open .disc span { display: none; }

  .row-name { font-size: 17px; font-weight: 400; }
  .row-role {
    font-size: 15px;
    font-style: italic;
    color: var(--body-text);
  }

  /* ── Panel ────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
  .row-body {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 44px minmax(0, 1fr) 200px;
    gap: 18px;
    max-height: 0;
    overflow: hidden;
    transition: max-height 0.45s cubic-bezier(0.4,0,0.2,1), opacity var(--fin);
    opacity: 0;
  }
  .row.is-open .row-body {
    max-height: 640px;
    opacity: 1;
    padding-bottom: 30px;
  }

  .row-body .portrait { grid-column: 2; }
  .row-body .portrait img {
    width: 108px; height: 108px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    object-fit: cover;
    display: block;
    margin-bottom: 16px;
    background: var(--light-border);
  }

  .bio {
    margin-top: -2px;
    font-size: 14px;
    line-height: 1.6;
    color: var(--dark);
    max-width: 54ch;
    margin-bottom: 18px;
  }
  .meta-k {
    font-size: 12px;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.3px;
    margin-bottom: 4px;
  }
  .meta-v {
    font-size: 14px;
    line-height: 1.5;
    color: var(--body-text);
    margin-bottom: 18px;
  }

  .row-body .side { grid-column: 3; }
  .row-body .side hr {
    border: none;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--light-border);
    margin: 16px 0;
  }

  .li {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 8px;
    font-size: 12px;
    font-weight: 500;
    color: var(--cream);
    background: var(--dark);
    border-radius: 999px;
    padding: 8px 8px 8px 16px;
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: background var(--fin);
  }
  .li:hover { background: var(--teal-deep); }
  .li i {
    width: 22px; height: 22px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: rgba(247,245,242,0.16);
    display: grid;
    place-items: center;
    font-style: normal;
    font-size: 11px;
  }

  @media (max-width: 900px) {
    .team { padding: 64px 24px 88px; }
    .team-group { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 20px; }
    .row-head, .row-body { grid-template-columns: 40px minmax(0,1fr); }
    .row-role { grid-column: 2; font-size: 14px; }
    .row-body .portrait, .row-body .side { grid-column: 2; }
  }
  @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
    .row-body { transition: none; }
  }
/* ===== Footer-and-CTA-v5.html ===== */
.eyebrow {
    font-size: 11px;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 4px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--gold);
    margin-bottom: 16px;
  }

  /* ── CTA band ─────────────────────────────────────────────── */
  .cta-band {
    padding: 140px 48px;
    text-align: center;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(232,168,73,0.08);
  }
  .cta-band h2 {
    font-family: 'Archivo Black', sans-serif;
    font-size: clamp(26px, 3.5vw, 42px);
    font-weight: 400;
    color: var(--cream);
    margin-bottom: 16px;
  }
  .cta-band p {
    font-size: 15px;
    color: var(--text-muted);
    max-width: 520px;
    margin: 0 auto 36px;
    line-height: 1.6;
  }
  .cta-btn {
    display: inline-block;
    font-size: 12px;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 2px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--dark);
    background: var(--gold);
    padding: 16px 52px;
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: background var(--fin), transform 0.2s;
  }
  .cta-btn:hover { background: var(--gold-hover); transform: translateY(-2px); }
  .cta-btn:focus-visible {
    outline: 2px solid var(--teal);
    outline-offset: 4px;
  }

  .cta-reply {
    margin-top: 20px;
    font-size: 13px;
    color: var(--text-muted);
  }

  /* ── Footer ───────────────────────────────────────────────── */
  .footer {
    padding: 60px 48px;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(232,168,73,0.08);
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: flex-start;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 40px;
    max-width: 1280px;
    margin: 0 auto;
  }
  .footer-wordmark {
    width: 150px;
    height: auto;
    display: block;
    margin-bottom: 16px;
  }
  .footer-addr {
    font-size: 13px;
    color: var(--text-muted);
    line-height: 1.6;
  }
  .footer-addr a {
    color: var(--text-muted);
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: color var(--fin);
  }
  .footer-addr a:hover,
  .footer-addr a:focus-visible { color: var(--teal); }

  .footer-links { display: flex; gap: 56px; }
  .footer-col h4 {
    font-size: 11px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 2px;
    text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gold); margin-bottom: 14px;
  }
  .footer-col a {
    display: block; font-size: 13px; color: var(--text-muted);
    text-decoration: none; margin-bottom: 10px;
    transition: color var(--fin);
  }
  .footer-col a:hover,
  .footer-col a:focus-visible { color: var(--cream); }

  .footer-copy {
    width: 100%; padding-top: 36px;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(154,154,160,0.1);
    font-size: 12px; color: rgba(154,154,160,0.78);
    display: flex; justify-content: space-between;
    flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;
  }
  .footer-copy a {
    color: rgba(154,154,160,0.78);
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: color var(--fin);
  }
  .footer-copy a:hover,
  .footer-copy a:focus-visible { color: var(--cream); }

  a:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--teal); outline-offset: 3px; }

  @media (max-width: 700px) {
    .cta-band { padding: 100px 24px; }
    .footer { padding: 48px 24px; }
    .footer-links { gap: 36px; }
  }
  @media (max-width: 560px) {
    .footer-links { flex-direction: column; gap: 28px; }
  }
  @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
    * { animation: none !important; transition-duration: 0.01ms !important; }
    .cta-btn:hover { transform: none; }
  }