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@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){html{scroll-behavior:auto}}

/* First-screen hierarchy: introduce, show the approach, then add experience. */
.page-home .header-inner{min-height:70px}
.page-home .hero{padding:23px 0 29px;background:var(--graphic)}
.page-home .hero>.container>.eyebrow{margin-bottom:17px}
.page-home .hero h1{font-size:clamp(76px,6.9vw,96px);line-height:.98;letter-spacing:-3.3px}
.page-home .founder-line{margin-top:18px}
.page-home .hero-details{padding-top:0}
.page-home .descriptor{margin-bottom:12px;font-size:24px}
.hero-contact{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;min-height:44px;margin-top:16px;color:var(--mint);font-size:15px;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-thickness:1px;text-decoration-color:#6d8a7b;text-underline-offset:5px}
.hero-contact span{font-size:16px}


.page-home .approach{padding:0 0 39px}
.page-home .graphic{width:100%;max-width:1200px;margin:0 auto}
.page-home .graphic figcaption{margin:-2px 8px 0}
.page-home .intro-row{padding-top:24px;padding-bottom:24px}
.page-home .intro-row h2{font-size:30px}
.page-home .help{margin-top:0;padding-top:24px}
.page-home .career-inner{padding-block:19px}
@media(min-width:1550px){.page-home .hero{padding:26px 0 32px}}
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@media(max-width:700px){
 .page-home .header-inner{min-height:68px}
 .page-home .hero{padding:23px 0 27px}
 .page-home .hero>.container>.eyebrow{margin-bottom:17px}
 .page-home .hero h1{font-size:clamp(60px,16vw,90px);line-height:1.01;letter-spacing:-2.5px}
 .page-home .founder-line{margin-top:14px}
 .page-home .hero-details{padding-top:20px}
 .page-home .descriptor{font-size:22px;margin-bottom:12px}
 
 
 .page-home .graphic figcaption{margin:1px 20px 0}
 .page-home .intro-row{padding-top:23px;padding-bottom:21px}
 .page-home .intro-row h2{font-size:29px}
 .page-home .approach{padding-bottom:28px}
 .page-home .help{padding-top:22px}
 .page-home .career-inner{padding-block:19px}
}

/* Full-width expertise rows: SBA first, then AI. */
.expertise{padding:32px 0}
.expertise-grid{display:block}
.expertise-grid article{display:grid;grid-template-columns:32% minmax(0,1fr);column-gap:6%;align-items:start}
.expertise article+article{border-left:0;padding-left:0;border-top:1px solid var(--line);margin-top:24px;padding-top:24px}
.expertise .eyebrow{margin-bottom:9px}
.expertise h2{font-size:31px;line-height:1.15;margin-bottom:0}
.expertise-copy p{margin:0}
@media(max-width:800px){
 .expertise{padding:30px 0}
 .expertise-grid article{display:block}
 .expertise-heading{margin-bottom:15px}
 .expertise h2{font-size:30px}
 .expertise article+article{margin-top:26px;padding-top:26px}
}

/* v7 homepage additions: outcome line, starting points, typical outputs. */
.outcome-line{font:22px/1.35 Georgia,serif;color:var(--mint);margin:-2px 0 14px}
.starts{background:var(--graphic);color:var(--ivory);padding:0 0 22px}
.starts-inner{border-top:1px solid #2f463c;padding-top:18px}
.starts h2.eyebrow{font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:600;color:var(--gold);margin-bottom:12px}
.starts ul{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:10px 10px}
.starts li{font-size:14px;line-height:1.35;color:#ece4cc;border:1px solid #5b5a3e;border-radius:999px;padding:7px 14px;background:#18291f}
.graphic picture{display:block}
.help .output{margin-top:14px;font-size:14px;line-height:1.55;color:var(--mint)}
.help .output span{display:block;font-size:10.5px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:1.2px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8fb3a1;margin-bottom:3px}
.help-note{margin-top:26px;padding-top:18px;border-top:1px solid #3b5147;font-size:15px;color:#d7eadd}
@media(max-width:700px){.outcome-line{font-size:19px;margin-bottom:12px}.starts{padding-bottom:18px}.starts li{font-size:13px;padding:6px 12px}.help .output{font-size:14px}.help-note{margin-top:8px;font-size:14px}}

/* Requested review refinement: the heading introduces the priority examples. */
.starts .priorities-title{font-size:clamp(28px,3vw,38px);line-height:1.15;margin:0 0 16px;color:var(--ivory);max-width:960px}
.starts .priorities-emphasis{color:var(--gold)}

/* Compact horizontal examples with gold separators and natural wrapping. */
.starts ul{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:9px 0}
.starts li{display:flex;align-items:baseline;border:0;border-radius:0;background:none;padding:0;color:#d7eadd;font-size:15px;line-height:1.5;white-space:nowrap}
.starts .example-separator{color:var(--gold);font-size:12px;margin:0 6px}
@media(max-width:700px){.starts li{padding:0;font-size:15px}.starts ul{gap:8px 0}}

.hero-talk{margin-top:16px;min-height:44px;padding:10px 18px;font-size:15px}
.contact-simple .contact-content{max-width:640px;padding-top:12px}
.contact-simple .eyebrow{color:var(--green);margin-bottom:18px}
.contact-simple h1{font-size:48px;line-height:1.12;letter-spacing:-1px;margin-bottom:28px}
.contact-simple-actions{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:26px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.contact-simple-actions .text-link{color:var(--green)}
.contact-simple-email{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;min-height:44px;margin-top:22px;font-size:22px;color:var(--green);text-decoration-thickness:1px}
@media(max-width:700px){.contact-simple h1{font-size:38px}.contact-simple .contact-content{padding-top:0}.contact-simple-actions{gap:14px 24px}.contact-simple-email{font-size:21px;margin-top:18px}}
@media(max-width:700px){nav .nav-contact{font-size:12px;padding-inline:11px;gap:7px}}

/* Compact, centered contact composition. */
.page-contact .contact-simple{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;min-height:calc(100svh - 234px);padding-block:64px}
.page-contact .contact-simple .contact-content{width:100%;max-width:680px;padding:0;text-align:center}
.page-contact .contact-simple .eyebrow{margin-bottom:18px}
.page-contact .contact-simple h1{font-size:clamp(40px,5vw,64px);margin-bottom:26px}
.page-contact .contact-simple-email{display:table;margin:0 auto 30px;font:400 clamp(24px,3vw,36px)/1.4 Georgia,serif;min-height:44px;text-decoration-thickness:1px;text-underline-offset:7px}
.page-contact .contact-simple-actions{justify-content:center;gap:18px 28px;padding-top:26px;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
.page-contact .contact-simple-actions .button{min-height:44px;padding:10px 20px;font-size:14px}
@media(max-width:700px){.page-contact .contact-simple{min-height:calc(100svh - 270px);padding-block:52px}.page-contact .contact-simple-actions{gap:16px 24px}.page-contact .contact-simple h1{margin-bottom:22px}}