/*
Theme Name: Steppe Bridge Advisory v49
Theme URI: https://steppebridge.com/
Author: Steppe Bridge Advisory LLC
Description: Final Steppe Bridge Advisory website theme, v49.
Version: 1.49
Text Domain: steppe-bridge-v49
*/
/*
Theme Name: Steppe Bridge Advisory
Theme URI: https://steppebridge.com/
Author: Steppe Bridge Advisory LLC
Description: Custom WordPress theme for Steppe Bridge Advisory LLC.
Version: 2.0.0
Text Domain: steppe-bridge
*/

:root{
 --navy:#10243a; --navy2:#0b1b2c; --gold:#b38a52; --cream:#f7f4ee;
 --ink:#182a3d; --muted:#667384; --line:#ddd8cf; --white:#fff;
}
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.header{height:92px;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(16,36,58,.12);display:flex;align-items:center;background:rgba(255,255,255,.96);position:sticky;top:0;z-index:20}
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.navlinks{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:25px;font-size:13px;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase}
.navlinks a{padding:35px 0}.navlinks a:hover,.navlinks a.active{color:var(--gold);border-bottom:2px solid var(--gold)}
.connect{padding:11px 17px!important;border:1px solid var(--gold);color:var(--gold);border-bottom:1px solid var(--gold)!important}
.hero{min-height:680px;background:var(--cream) url('assets/hero.png') center/cover no-repeat;position:relative}
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.hero-inner{position:relative;z-index:1;padding:120px 0 100px;max-width:570px}
.eyebrow,.kicker{font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.2em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold);font-weight:700}
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h1{font-size:clamp(48px,6vw,76px);line-height:1.02;margin:18px 0 24px}
h2{font-size:clamp(38px,4.6vw,58px);line-height:1.08;margin:10px 0 20px}
h3{font-size:26px;line-height:1.2;margin:10px 0}
.lead{font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:19px;color:#33455a;max-width:620px}
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.section{padding:95px 0}.cream{background:var(--cream)}
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.icon{font-size:28px;color:var(--gold)}.pillars{padding:24px 0;border-top:1px solid rgba(179,138,82,.45);border-bottom:1px solid rgba(179,138,82,.45)}
.pillar{text-align:center;padding:8px 15px;border-right:1px solid var(--line)}.pillar:last-child{border-right:0}.pillar strong{display:block;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase}
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.quote{font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:28px;line-height:1.35;color:var(--navy);border-left:2px solid var(--gold);padding-left:25px}
.pagehero{padding:105px 0 85px;background:var(--cream);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.pagehero p{max-width:730px;color:var(--muted);font-size:18px}
.service-row{display:grid;grid-template-columns:80px 1fr 1.1fr;gap:25px;padding:32px 0;border-top:1px solid var(--line);align-items:start}.service-row:last-child{border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.num{font-family:Georgia,serif;color:var(--gold);font-size:30px}.service-row h3{margin-top:0}.service-row p{color:var(--muted);margin-top:0}
.article{padding:28px;border:1px solid var(--line);min-height:230px}.article .tag{color:var(--gold);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.15em;text-transform:uppercase}
.region{min-height:230px;padding:30px;background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);position:relative}.region .code{font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:46px;color:rgba(179,138,82,.5)}
.contactband{background:var(--navy);color:#fff}.contactband .lead{color:#d6dde4}
.formgrid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:18px}.field{padding:15px;border:1px solid #cfd4da;background:#fff}.field.full{grid-column:1/-1}.field textarea{height:140px}
.footer{padding:30px 0;background:var(--navy2);color:#aeb9c5;font-size:12px}.footerline{display:flex;justify-content:space-between}
@media(max-width:900px){.header{height:auto}.nav{padding:12px 0;flex-wrap:wrap}.brand img{width:200px}.navlinks{order:3;width:100%;overflow:auto;gap:18px}.navlinks a{padding:10px 0;white-space:nowrap}.hero{min-height:620px}.hero-inner{padding:90px 0}.grid3,.grid4,.split,.service-row,.founder-profile,.team-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.pillar{border-right:0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);padding:15px}.pillar:last-child{border-bottom:0}.formgrid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.field.full{grid-column:auto}.footerline{flex-direction:column;gap:10px}}

.team-list{margin-top:42px}
.team-person{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(220px,23%) 1fr;gap:62px;align-items:start;padding:62px 0;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
.team-person:last-child{border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.team-photo{width:100%;max-width:270px;aspect-ratio:1/1;overflow:hidden;background:#f3f0e9}
.team-photo img{display:block;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover}
.team-mark{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;border:1px solid var(--line);background:var(--cream);font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:64px;color:var(--gold)}
.team-copy{max-width:790px}
.team-copy h2{margin-top:8px;margin-bottom:18px}
.team-copy p{max-width:790px}
.focusline{margin-top:22px!important;color:var(--navy)!important;font-weight:600;font-size:13px!important;letter-spacing:.04em}
@media(max-width:900px){.team-person{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:30px}.team-photo{max-width:280px}}

.publications-section{padding-top:72px;padding-bottom:100px}
.section-intro{max-width:820px;margin-bottom:42px}
.section-intro h2{margin-bottom:14px}
.section-intro p{max-width:760px;color:var(--muted);font-size:17px}
.publication-item{padding:30px 0 31px;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
.publication-item:last-child{border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.publication-copy{max-width:980px}
.publication-source{display:inline-block;margin-bottom:7px;color:var(--gold);font-size:11px;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:700}
.publication-source:hover{color:var(--navy);text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:3px}
.publication-title-link{display:block}
.publication-copy h3{font-size:clamp(23px,2.25vw,31px);line-height:1.18;margin:0 0 9px;font-weight:500;color:var(--navy)}
.publication-title-link:hover h3{color:var(--gold)}
.publication-copy p{font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:16px;line-height:1.48;color:#536172;max-width:780px;margin:0}
.publication-meta{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:20px;margin-top:15px;font-size:11px;color:var(--muted)}
.read-link{color:var(--navy);font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10px}
.read-link:hover{color:var(--gold)}
.read-link span{color:var(--gold);font-size:15px;margin-left:4px}
@media(max-width:900px){.publication-item{padding:26px 0}.publication-meta{align-items:flex-start;flex-direction:column;gap:10px}.publication-copy h3{font-size:24px}}

/* Insights index and media highlights */
.insights-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:22px}
.insight-card{display:block;padding:30px 30px 34px;border:1px solid var(--line);background:#fff;min-height:205px;transition:transform .18s ease,border-color .18s ease,box-shadow .18s ease}
.insight-card:nth-child(4),.insight-card:nth-child(5){grid-column:auto}
.insight-card:hover{transform:translateY(-2px);border-color:rgba(179,138,82,.75);box-shadow:0 10px 28px rgba(16,36,58,.06)}
.insight-card .kicker{font-size:11px;margin-bottom:8px}
.insight-card h2{font-size:29px;line-height:1.14;margin:4px 0 17px;color:var(--navy)}
.insight-card p{margin:0;color:var(--ink);font-size:16px;line-height:1.55}
.insights-featured{padding-top:78px;padding-bottom:78px}
.insights-featured .section-intro{margin-bottom:0}
.media-highlights{padding-top:80px;padding-bottom:100px}
.media-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:22px;margin-top:45px}
.media-card{display:flex;flex-direction:column;min-height:280px;padding:26px;border:1px solid var(--line);background:#fff}
.media-card:hover{border-color:rgba(179,138,82,.75);box-shadow:0 10px 28px rgba(16,36,58,.06)}
.media-tag{font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:700;color:var(--gold);margin-bottom:12px}
.media-card h3{font-size:24px;line-height:1.2;margin:0 0 12px;color:var(--navy)}
.media-card p{font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;color:#536172;font-size:15px;line-height:1.5;margin:0 0 20px}
.media-card .read-link{margin-top:auto}
@media(max-width:900px){.insights-grid,.media-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.insight-card{min-height:auto}.insight-card h2{font-size:27px}.insights-featured{padding-top:60px;padding-bottom:60px}}

/* Insights architecture */
.insights-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr));}
.partner-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,minmax(0,1fr));gap:18px;margin-top:38px}
.partner-mark{min-height:96px;border:1px solid var(--line);display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:18px;text-align:center;font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:18px;letter-spacing:.08em;color:var(--navy);background:#fff}
@media(max-width:900px){.insights-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr))}.partner-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr))}}
@media(max-width:600px){.insights-grid,.partner-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}}

/* Media Highlights — editorial briefing list */
.media-list{margin-top:42px;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
.media-item{padding:28px 0 30px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.media-item>div{max-width:980px}
.media-item .media-tag{font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:700;color:var(--gold);margin-bottom:8px}
.media-item h3{font-size:24px;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 10px;color:var(--navy);font-weight:500}
.media-item p{font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;color:#536172;font-size:16px;line-height:1.5;margin:0 0 14px;max-width:920px}
.media-item .read-link{display:inline-flex;gap:7px;align-items:center;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:700;color:var(--navy)}
.media-item .read-link:hover{color:var(--gold)}
@media(max-width:900px){.media-item{padding:24px 0}.media-item h3{font-size:22px}.media-item p{font-size:15px}}

.publication-author{font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.02em;color:#6f7885;margin:8px 0 8px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;}


/* Beyond the Bridge podcast */
.episode-placeholder{margin-top:44px;padding:34px 0 36px;border-top:1px solid var(--line);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.episode-meta{font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:700;color:var(--gold);margin-bottom:12px}
.episode-placeholder h3{font-size:32px;line-height:1.2;color:var(--navy);font-weight:500;margin:0 0 14px}
.episode-fields{font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;color:#536172;margin:0 0 24px}
.episode-segments{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:10px 28px;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:700;color:var(--navy)}
.episode-segments span{padding-right:28px;border-right:1px solid var(--line)}
.episode-segments span:last-child{border-right:0}
.serif-lead{font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:22px;line-height:1.5;color:var(--navy);margin-top:30px}
@media(max-width:900px){.episode-placeholder h3{font-size:28px}.episode-segments{gap:12px}.episode-segments span{border-right:0;padding-right:0}}

/* v2 site architecture: hover menus, in-page navigation, experts and detailed services */
.navdrop{position:relative;height:92px;display:flex;align-items:center}.navdrop>a{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:5px;padding:35px 0}.caret{font-size:12px;line-height:1;color:var(--gold)}
.dropdown{position:absolute;top:78px;left:-18px;min-width:280px;background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);box-shadow:0 16px 40px rgba(16,36,58,.10);padding:9px 0;opacity:0;visibility:hidden;transform:translateY(8px);transition:all .16s ease;z-index:60}
.navdrop:hover .dropdown,.navdrop:focus-within .dropdown{opacity:1;visibility:visible;transform:translateY(0)}
.dropdown a{display:block!important;padding:10px 17px!important;border:0!important;line-height:1.25;text-transform:none;letter-spacing:.01em;font-size:12px;color:var(--ink);white-space:normal}.dropdown a:hover{background:var(--cream);color:var(--gold);border:0!important}
.inpage-nav{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:0;border-top:1px solid rgba(179,138,82,.45);border-bottom:1px solid rgba(179,138,82,.45);margin-top:42px}.inpage-nav a{padding:15px 22px 15px 0;margin-right:22px;font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:700;color:var(--navy);border-bottom:2px solid transparent}.inpage-nav a:hover{color:var(--gold);border-bottom-color:var(--gold)}.inpage-nav.six a{margin-right:25px}.inpage-nav.five a{margin-right:28px}
.expert-grid{margin-top:42px;display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr);max-width:980px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}.expert-card{display:grid;grid-template-columns:260px 1fr;gap:42px;background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line)}.expert-photo{width:100%;aspect-ratio:1/1;background:#f3f0e9;overflow:hidden}.expert-photo img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;display:block}.expert-body{padding:30px 38px}.expert-body h3{font-size:30px;margin:8px 0 6px}.expert-body p{color:var(--muted);max-width:700px}.expert-body .role{font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--navy);font-weight:600;margin-bottom:16px}
.service-details .service-row{grid-template-columns:80px 1fr;gap:34px;padding:48px 0}.service-bullets{margin:18px 0 0;padding-left:18px;color:var(--muted);font-size:14px;columns:2;column-gap:48px}.service-bullets li{break-inside:avoid;margin:5px 0}
.research-series{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));gap:18px}.research-series.three{grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr))}.research-series.four{grid-template-columns:repeat(4,minmax(0,1fr))}.research-series.one{grid-template-columns:1fr;margin-top:18px}.series-card{padding:26px 28px;border:1px solid var(--line);background:#fff;min-height:205px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;transition:transform .16s ease,border-color .16s ease}.series-card:hover{transform:translateY(-2px);border-color:#cbb894}.series-tag{font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold);font-weight:700}.series-card h3{font-size:24px;color:var(--navy);margin:10px 0 8px}.series-card p{color:var(--muted);font-size:14px;margin:0 0 16px}.series-card .read-link{margin-top:auto}
.podcast-feature{padding:38px 0;border-top:1px solid var(--line);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);max-width:980px}.podcast-feature h2{margin-bottom:16px}.feature-card{border:1px solid var(--line);background:#fff}.conversation-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:22px;margin-top:40px}
@media(max-width:1100px){.navlinks{gap:18px}.navlinks{font-size:11px}.dropdown{min-width:250px}.research-series.four{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr))}}
@media(max-width:900px){.navdrop{height:auto}.dropdown{position:static;display:none;box-shadow:none;min-width:0;margin-top:0;border-left:0;border-right:0}.navdrop:hover .dropdown,.navdrop:focus-within .dropdown{display:block;opacity:1;visibility:visible;transform:none}.inpage-nav a{padding:12px 14px 12px 0;margin-right:14px}.expert-card{grid-template-columns:1fr}.expert-photo{max-width:280px}.service-details .service-row{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:10px}.service-bullets{columns:1}.research-series,.research-series.three,.research-series.four,.conversation-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.podcast-feature{padding:28px 0}}

/* Visual Preview v22 — restored stylesheet + current refinements */

/* Use the supplied new logo at the compact size requested. */
.brand img{
  height:62px !important;
  width:auto !important;
  max-width:245px !important;
  object-fit:contain !important;
  margin-left:-12px !important;
}

/* Compact, matching profile-photo presentation. */
.team-person,
.expert-person{
  display:grid !important;
  grid-template-columns:270px minmax(0,1fr) !important;
  gap:62px !important;
  align-items:start !important;
}
.team-photo,
.expert-photo-clean,
.expert-photo{
  width:270px !important;
  height:270px !important;
  max-width:270px !important;
  aspect-ratio:1 / 1 !important;
  overflow:hidden !important;
  background:#f3f0e9 !important;
}
.team-photo img,
.expert-photo-clean img,
.expert-photo img{
  width:100% !important;
  height:100% !important;
  object-fit:cover !important;
  display:block !important;
}
.team-copy,
.expert-copy{
  max-width:790px !important;
}

/* Akbota */
.expert-copy .expert-role{
  color:#b38a52 !important;
  font-size:12px !important;
  line-height:1.25 !important;
  letter-spacing:.07em !important;
  text-transform:uppercase !important;
  font-weight:700 !important;
}

/* Podcast: brown bold numerals, navy labels, clear air between them. */
.podcast-line{
  display:grid !important;
  grid-template-columns:56px minmax(0,1fr) !important;
  column-gap:24px !important;
  align-items:center !important;
}
.podcast-line span{
  color:#b38a52 !important;
  font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif !important;
  font-size:16px !important;
  line-height:1.2 !important;
  font-weight:700 !important;
  display:block !important;
}
.podcast-line strong{
  color:var(--navy) !important;
  font-size:14px !important;
  font-weight:700 !important;
  letter-spacing:.06em !important;
  display:block !important;
}

/* One Last Question: 01 beside the title. */
.one-last-side{
  display:grid !important;
  grid-template-columns:42px minmax(0,1fr) !important;
  column-gap:24px !important;
  align-items:start !important;
}
.one-last-side .big-number{
  color:#b38a52 !important;
  font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif !important;
  font-size:16px !important;
  font-weight:700 !important;
  line-height:1.3 !important;
  margin:0 !important;
}
.one-last-side h3,
.one-last-side p{
  grid-column:2 !important;
}

/* Guests & Conversations — same numbering treatment. */
.conversation-grid-clean{
  display:flex !important;
  flex-direction:column !important;
  gap:0 !important;
}
.conversation-grid-clean>div{
  display:grid !important;
  grid-template-columns:52px minmax(0,1fr) !important;
  column-gap:24px !important;
  align-items:start !important;
  padding:24px 0 !important;
  border-top:1px solid var(--line) !important;
}
.conversation-grid-clean>div:last-child{
  border-bottom:1px solid var(--line) !important;
}
.conversation-num{
  color:#b38a52 !important;
  font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif !important;
  font-size:16px !important;
  font-weight:700 !important;
  line-height:1.3 !important;
  margin:0 !important;
}
.conversation-grid-clean h3{
  color:var(--navy) !important;
  font-size:17px !important;
  font-weight:700 !important;
  line-height:1.3 !important;
  margin:0 0 8px !important;
}
.conversation-grid-clean p{
  grid-column:2 !important;
  color:#536172 !important;
  margin:0 !important;
}

/* Services — brown numerals with visible spacing. */
.service-details .service-row{
  display:grid !important;
  grid-template-columns:52px minmax(0,1fr) !important;
  column-gap:24px !important;
}
.service-row .num{
  color:#b38a52 !important;
  font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif !important;
  font-size:16px !important;
  font-weight:700 !important;
  line-height:1.3 !important;
}
.inpage-nav.six a .index-num{
  color:#b38a52 !important;
  font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif !important;
  font-size:13px !important;
  font-weight:700 !important;
  margin-right:9px !important;
}

/* Our Experts: no explanatory paragraph before the first expert. */
#our-experts .center .intro,
#our-experts .center h2{
  display:none !important;
}
#our-experts .center{
  margin-bottom:8px !important;
}

/* Keep expert and leadership bio body in regular weight. */
.team-copy strong,
.expert-copy strong{
  font-weight:400 !important;
}

@media(max-width:900px){
  .team-person,
  .expert-person{
    grid-template-columns:1fr !important;
    gap:30px !important;
  }
  .team-photo,
  .expert-photo-clean,
  .expert-photo{
    width:250px !important;
    height:250px !important;
    max-width:250px !important;
  }
  .podcast-line{
    grid-template-columns:48px minmax(0,1fr) !important;
    column-gap:18px !important;
  }
  .one-last-side{
    grid-template-columns:40px minmax(0,1fr) !important;
    column-gap:18px !important;
  }
  .conversation-grid-clean>div{
    grid-template-columns:46px minmax(0,1fr) !important;
    column-gap:18px !important;
  }
}

/* v24 exact-photo presentation */
.brand img{
  height:58px !important;
  max-width:215px !important;
  width:auto !important;
  object-fit:contain !important;
}
.team-photo,
.expert-photo-clean,
.expert-photo{
  width:270px !important;
  max-width:270px !important;
  height:270px !important;
  aspect-ratio:1 / 1 !important;
  overflow:hidden !important;
}
.team-photo img,
.expert-photo-clean img,
.expert-photo img{
  width:100% !important;
  height:100% !important;
  object-fit:cover !important;
  display:block !important;
}
@media(max-width:900px){
  .brand img{
    height:52px !important;
    max-width:200px !important;
  }
  .team-photo,
  .expert-photo-clean,
  .expert-photo{
    width:250px !important;
    max-width:250px !important;
    height:250px !important;
  }
}

/* v27 — flagship report visual */
.flagship-report-card{display:grid !important;grid-template-columns:165px minmax(0,1fr);gap:24px;align-items:start;text-decoration:none !important}
.flagship-report-card .series-visual{border:1px solid var(--line);background:#fff}
.flagship-report-card .series-visual img{display:block;width:100%;height:auto}
.flagship-report-card .series-copy{min-width:0}
.flagship-report-card:hover{transform:translateY(-2px)}
@media(max-width:900px){.flagship-report-card{grid-template-columns:120px minmax(0,1fr);gap:18px}}


/* Leadership recognition — compact official badge beneath founder bio. */
.leadership-award{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:20px;margin-top:26px;padding-top:22px;border-top:1px solid var(--line);max-width:440px}
.leadership-award-badge{display:block;flex:0 0 92px}
.leadership-award-badge img{display:block;width:92px;height:92px;object-fit:contain}
.leadership-award-copy .kicker{margin-bottom:6px}
.leadership-award-copy>a{font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:21px;line-height:1.25;color:var(--navy);text-decoration:none}
.leadership-award-copy>a:hover{color:var(--gold)}
@media(max-width:900px){.leadership-award{gap:16px}.leadership-award-badge,.leadership-award-badge img{width:82px;height:82px;flex-basis:82px}}

/* v30 team profile refinement */
.team-section-title{font-family:Arial,sans-serif;text-align:center;color:#a97b43;letter-spacing:.28em;font-size:19px;font-weight:700;margin:4px 0 54px}.profile-card{display:grid;grid-template-columns:310px 1fr;gap:56px;padding:0 0 58px;margin:0 0 58px;border-bottom:1px solid #ddd4c8}.profile-card:last-child{border-bottom:0;margin-bottom:0}.profile-photo img{width:100%;aspect-ratio:1/1;object-fit:cover;display:block}.profile-content h2{font-family:Georgia,serif;color:#10233b;font-size:40px;line-height:1.08;margin:0 0 9px}.profile-role{color:#a97b43;letter-spacing:.18em;font-size:13px;font-weight:700}.profile-rule{width:72px;border-top:2px solid #b58a55;margin:24px 0 25px}.profile-content p{font-size:16px;line-height:1.6;margin:0 0 17px}.expertise-title{color:#a97b43;letter-spacing:.22em;font-size:15px;font-weight:700;margin:29px 0 18px}.expertise-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(6,1fr);margin-bottom:26px}.expertise-grid>div{text-align:center;padding:0 10px;border-right:1px solid #d9d2c9}.expertise-grid>div:last-child{border-right:0}.expertise-grid b{display:block;color:#a97b43;font-size:29px;line-height:1;margin-bottom:10px;font-weight:400}.expertise-grid span{font-size:12px;line-height:1.25;color:#26313e}.linkedin-link{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;color:#26313e;text-decoration:none;font-size:14px}.linkedin-icon{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;width:31px;height:31px;background:#174b70;color:white;border-radius:3px;font-weight:700;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:20px}.leadership-clean{padding-top:58px}.experts-clean{padding-top:58px}.leadership-profile{margin-bottom:0;border-bottom:0;padding-bottom:15px}@media(max-width:900px){.profile-card{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:28px}.profile-photo{max-width:360px}.expertise-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);row-gap:24px}.profile-content h2{font-size:34px}}

/* v36 team layout: compact portraits + text-only expertise */
.project-clean{padding-top:58px}
.expertise-text{display:flex;align-items:center;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:0;margin:0 0 26px;color:#26313e;font-size:14px;line-height:1.5}
.expertise-text span{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;white-space:nowrap}
.expertise-text span:not(:last-child)::after{content:"";height:22px;border-right:1px solid #c9b79f;margin:0 16px}
.project-clean .profile-photo img{object-position:center center}
@media(max-width:900px){.expertise-text{gap:8px 0}.expertise-text span:not(:last-child)::after{margin:0 10px}.expertise-text span{white-space:normal}}

/* v37 refinements */
.expertise-text span{color:#a97b43;font-weight:400}
.project-clean .profile-photo img{object-position:center 34%}
.leadership-award{margin-bottom:24px}

/* v38: Ali Asgarov is part of Our Leadership; no separate Project Management section */
.leadership-second{padding-top:58px;margin-top:48px;border-top:1px solid #ddd4c8}
.leadership-second .profile-photo img{object-position:center 34%}

/* v39 podcast restoration */
.podcast-actions{display:flex;gap:16px;align-items:center;margin-top:22px;flex-wrap:wrap}.podcast-actions a{color:#a9793f;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:12px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.08em;border-bottom:1px solid #a9793f;padding-bottom:3px}.podcast-actions span{color:#a9793f}.podcast-feature-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.05fr 1fr;gap:46px;align-items:center}.podcast-studio img{width:100%;display:block;aspect-ratio:1.5/1;object-fit:cover}.podcast-feature-copy h2{font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:50px;line-height:1.05;color:#102942;margin:12px 0 12px}.gold-rule{width:66px;height:2px;background:#b78348;margin:16px 0 28px}.podcast-feature-copy p{font-size:18px;line-height:1.55;color:#4d6075}.listen-buttons{display:flex;gap:14px;margin-top:30px;flex-wrap:wrap}.listen-buttons a{border:1px solid #d9d2c7;border-radius:7px;padding:12px 18px;display:flex;gap:10px;align-items:center;color:#17304b;min-width:145px}.listen-buttons strong{font-size:15px}.episodes-head{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;border-bottom:1px solid #dccbb6;padding-bottom:18px;margin-bottom:26px}.episodes-head>a{text-transform:uppercase;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.08em;font-weight:700;color:#17304b}.episode-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:24px}.episode-grid img{width:100%;aspect-ratio:2.35/1;object-fit:cover;display:block}.episode-label{color:#a9793f;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.1em;font-weight:700;margin-top:16px}.episode-grid h3{font-family:Georgia,serif;color:#17304b;font-size:28px;margin:10px 0}.episode-grid p{color:#52667b;line-height:1.5;font-size:16px}.placeholder-note{font-style:italic;color:#7b8590;font-size:12px;margin-top:34px}@media(max-width:900px){.podcast-feature-grid,.episode-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.podcast-feature-copy h2{font-size:40px}}

/* v41 podcast visual corrections */
.brand-icon{font-size:26px;line-height:1;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;min-width:28px}.brand-icon.spotify{color:#1DB954}.brand-icon.apple{color:#d64bd8}.brand-icon.youtube{color:#FF0000}.podcast-studio img{width:100%;height:auto;display:block;object-fit:contain}.episode-grid article img{width:100%;height:190px;object-fit:cover;object-position:center;display:block}.podcast-feature{align-items:center}.podcast-actions{margin-top:22px}
/* v42 podcast page — clean layout matching approved visual */
.podcast-feature-v42{max-width:none!important;padding:34px 0 30px!important;border-top:0!important;background:#fff!important}
.podcast-feature-v42 .podcast-feature-grid{grid-template-columns:1.08fr .92fr;gap:42px;align-items:center}
.podcast-feature-v42 .podcast-studio{background:transparent!important;padding:0!important;margin:0!important;border:0!important}
.podcast-feature-v42 .podcast-studio img{width:100%;height:auto;aspect-ratio:auto;object-fit:contain;display:block}
.podcast-feature-v42 h1{font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:50px;line-height:1.05;color:#102942;margin:12px 0 12px;font-weight:400}
.compact-listen{gap:10px;margin-top:22px;flex-wrap:nowrap}
.compact-listen a{min-width:0!important;padding:8px 11px!important;border-radius:6px!important;gap:8px!important;font-size:11px;line-height:1.05;background:#fff}
.compact-listen strong{font-size:12px!important}
.compact-listen .brand-icon{font-size:22px;min-width:24px;width:24px;height:24px}
.compact-listen .brand-icon svg{width:24px;height:24px;display:block}
.v42-actions{border-top:1px solid #dccbb6;margin-top:18px!important;padding-top:14px;gap:13px}
.v42-actions a{font-size:10px!important}
.episodes{padding-top:34px!important}
@media(max-width:900px){.podcast-feature-v42 .podcast-feature-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.compact-listen{flex-wrap:wrap}.podcast-feature-v42 h1{font-size:40px}}
/* v43: Latest Episodes — show guest images without aggressive cropping */
.episode-grid article img{
  width:100%;
  height:220px;
  aspect-ratio:auto;
  object-fit:contain;
  object-position:center;
  background:#f8f6f1;
  display:block;
}

/* v44: restored complete approved guest-card images */
.episode-grid article img{width:100%;height:auto!important;aspect-ratio:393/167!important;object-fit:contain!important;object-position:center!important;background:transparent!important;display:block!important;}

/* v45 exact approved guest images; no crop */
.episode-grid article img{width:100%!important;height:auto!important;aspect-ratio:auto!important;object-fit:contain!important;object-position:center!important;display:block!important;background:transparent!important;}

/* v46: exact approved guest visuals from user-approved reference; no crop */
.episode-grid article img{width:100%!important;height:auto!important;aspect-ratio:auto!important;object-fit:contain!important;object-position:center!important;display:block!important;background:transparent!important;}

/* v47: reduce gap between Our Leadership and Our Experts */
.leadership-clean{padding-bottom:24px!important}
.experts-clean{padding-top:28px!important}

/* v49 — podcast launch state */
.episodes-coming .episodes-head{margin-bottom:0;}
.coming-soon-block{padding:58px 0 62px;max-width:760px;}
.coming-soon-block h2{margin:8px 0 14px;font-size:48px;line-height:1.08;color:#102d49;font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;font-weight:500;}
.coming-soon-block p{max-width:680px;margin:0;color:#50667c;font-size:18px;line-height:1.6;}
@media(max-width:700px){.coming-soon-block{padding:38px 0 44px}.coming-soon-block h2{font-size:38px}}