/* Shared StrongerWorks visual direction */
.ss-site{--navy:#1e3068;--deep:#263f79;--stream:#345c91;--green:#86c346;--mist:#f5f2ea;--ink:#202b3c;--muted:#56616f}
.ss-wrap{max-width:1240px;padding-left:32px;padding-right:32px}.ss-word{color:var(--navy)}.ss-nav{padding:22px 0}.ss-kicker{font-size:13px;letter-spacing:.12em;color:#586371}.ss-btn{border-radius:5px;background:var(--green);color:#15284f!important;box-shadow:none;padding:16px 22px}.ss-btn:hover{background:#b4df7c}.ss-btn.alt{border:1px solid #b5bdc9;color:var(--navy)!important;background:transparent;margin-left:0}.ss-links .ss-btn{background:var(--navy);color:#fff!important}.ss-hero{background:#fff;padding:66px 0}.ss-hero:before,.ss-hero:after{display:none}.ss-hero h1{color:var(--navy)}.ss-head h2,.ss-cta h2{font-weight:700}.ss-section{padding:64px 0}.ss-section.tinted{background:var(--mist)}.ss-card,.ss-profile{box-shadow:none;border-radius:14px}.ss-card:before{display:none}.ss-cta{background:var(--mist);padding:64px 24px}.ss-footer{border-top:0}.ss-tag,.ss-theme-num{background:#eef5e4!important;color:var(--navy)!important}.ss-step{border-color:var(--green)!important}.hero-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.04fr 1fr;gap:54px;align-items:center}.home-hero h1{font-size:clamp(42px,4.7vw,62px);line-height:1.1;letter-spacing:-.045em}.home-hero h1 span{color:#5d9429}.home-hero p{font-size:18px}.home-hero .ss-tagline{font-size:20px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.45}.hero-actions{display:flex;gap:14px;flex-wrap:wrap}.hero-photo{margin:0}.hero-photo img{width:100%;height:470px;object-fit:cover;border-radius:14px}.hero-photo figcaption{font-size:13px;color:var(--muted);font-weight:400;margin-top:12px}.quote-person{display:flex;gap:12px;align-items:center}.quote-person img{border-radius:50%;object-fit:cover}blockquote{font-size:21px}.insight-section{background:var(--mist)}.insight-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:.75fr 1.25fr;gap:60px;align-items:start}.insight-grid h2{font:700 42px/1.2 'Noto Sans JP',Arial,sans-serif;color:var(--navy);margin:12px 0 18px}.insight-grid>div>p{font-size:18px;color:var(--muted)}.local-photo{width:100%;height:230px;object-fit:cover;object-position:center 65%;border-radius:12px;margin-top:18px}.insight-brief{background:#fff;border:1px solid #d9dfe5;border-radius:14px;overflow:hidden;box-shadow:0 20px 40px #1e306810}.insight-brief header{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:12px;padding:20px 26px;background:var(--navy);color:#fff;font-size:13px;font-weight:700}.sample-label{border:1px solid #c9e9a1;border-radius:4px;padding:4px 8px;color:#d4f0ad;font-size:11px}.brief-body{padding:28px}.brief-body h3{font:700 27px/1.3 'Noto Sans JP',Arial,sans-serif;color:var(--navy);margin:10px 0 16px}.brief-scenario{color:var(--muted)}.insight-brief dl{margin:24px 0}.insight-brief dl>div{display:grid;grid-template-columns:135px 1fr;gap:20px;padding:18px 0;border-top:1px solid #e4e6e9}.insight-brief dt{font-weight:700;font-size:13px;color:var(--navy)}.insight-brief dd{margin:0;font-size:15px;color:var(--muted)}.brief-action{background:#edf5e5;border-left:4px solid var(--green);padding:18px}.brief-action p{margin:8px 0 0}.brief-note{font-size:12px;color:var(--muted);margin-bottom:0}.section-link{margin:30px 0 0}.section-link a{font-weight:700;color:var(--navy)}
@media(max-width:900px){.hero-grid,.insight-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:30px}.hero-photo img{height:360px}.local-photo{height:220px}.home-hero h1{max-width:650px}.ss-wrap{padding-left:24px;padding-right:24px}}
@media(max-width:560px){.ss-wrap{padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px}.ss-nav{padding-top:16px;padding-bottom:16px}.ss-hero{padding:44px 0}.home-hero h1{font-size:44px}.hero-photo img{height:290px}.ss-section{padding:44px 0}.hero-actions{display:grid}.hero-actions .ss-btn{text-align:center;margin:0}.insight-grid h2{font-size:34px}.brief-body{padding:22px}.insight-brief header{padding:16px 20px;flex-wrap:wrap}.insight-brief dl>div{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:7px}.ss-grid.four{grid-template-columns:1fr}.ss-cta h2{font-size:32px}}

.hero-photo img{height:auto;aspect-ratio:3/2;object-fit:cover}.local-photo{height:310px;object-position:center 45%}@media(max-width:900px){.hero-photo img{height:auto}.local-photo{height:300px}}@media(max-width:560px){.hero-photo img{height:auto}.local-photo{height:300px}}

.hero-photo.business-strip img{height:auto;aspect-ratio:1080/479;object-fit:contain;border-radius:12px}.method-photo{margin:30px 0}.method-photo img{display:block;width:100%;max-width:860px;height:auto;border-radius:12px}.method-photo figcaption{font-size:13px;font-weight:400;color:var(--muted);margin-top:10px}

.hero-photo.business-strip{position:relative;padding:28px 24px 22px;background:linear-gradient(145deg,#eef1f8 0%,#f6f4ee 58%,#edf4e4 100%);border:1px solid #e0e5eb;border-radius:20px;box-shadow:0 22px 55px #1e306814;isolation:isolate}
.hero-photo.business-strip:before{content:"";position:absolute;inset:12px -12px -12px 20px;border-right:2px solid #a7c67c;border-bottom:2px solid #a7c67c;border-radius:20px;z-index:-1}
.owner-visual-heading{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.11em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--navy);margin-bottom:20px}.visual-line{width:44px;height:3px;background:linear-gradient(90deg,var(--navy),var(--green));flex-shrink:0}
.owner-photo-frame{position:relative;overflow:hidden;border-radius:10px;box-shadow:0 8px 20px #1e30681a;background:#1e3068}.hero-photo.business-strip .owner-photo-frame img{display:block;border-radius:0;width:100%;height:auto;aspect-ratio:1080/479}.owner-photo-frame:after{content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;pointer-events:none;box-shadow:inset 0 0 0 1px #ffffff30;background:linear-gradient(0deg,#1e306820,transparent 28%)}
.hero-photo.business-strip .owner-visual-caption{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:9px;margin-top:18px;color:var(--navy);font-size:12px;line-height:1.5}.visual-dot{width:7px;height:7px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--green);flex-shrink:0}
@media(max-width:560px){.hero-photo.business-strip{padding:20px 16px 18px;margin-right:8px}.owner-visual-heading{font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.07em;gap:8px}.visual-line{width:28px}.hero-photo.business-strip:before{inset:10px -8px -8px 14px}}

/* One shared composition for the opening message and owner imagery. */
.home-hero{background:linear-gradient(115deg,#f6f7fa 0%,#f6f7fa 50%,#eff4e8 100%);padding:64px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #dde4d6;position:relative;overflow:hidden}
.home-hero .hero-grid{position:relative;gap:42px;align-items:center}
.home-hero .hero-grid:before{content:"";position:absolute;left:32px;right:32px;top:-28px;height:3px;background:linear-gradient(90deg,var(--navy) 0%,var(--navy) 40%,var(--green) 100%)}
.hero-photo.business-strip{padding:0;background:none;border:0;border-radius:0;box-shadow:none;isolation:auto;margin:0}
.hero-photo.business-strip:before{display:none}
.owner-visual-heading{font-family:'Roboto',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:18px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:0;text-transform:none;line-height:1.5;color:var(--navy);margin-bottom:18px;gap:0}
.owner-visual-heading .visual-line{display:none}
.owner-photo-frame{border-radius:0;box-shadow:none;background:transparent;border-bottom:4px solid var(--green)}
.hero-photo.business-strip .owner-photo-frame img{border-radius:0}
.owner-photo-frame:after{display:none}
.hero-photo.business-strip .owner-visual-caption{font-family:'Roboto',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;line-height:1.65;margin-top:16px;color:var(--muted)}
.owner-visual-caption .visual-dot{display:none}
@media(max-width:900px){.home-hero .hero-grid{gap:32px}.home-hero .hero-grid:before{left:24px;right:24px}}
@media(max-width:560px){.home-hero{padding:48px 0}.home-hero .hero-grid:before{left:20px;right:20px;top:-24px}.hero-photo.business-strip{margin:0;padding:0}.owner-visual-heading,.hero-photo.business-strip .owner-visual-caption{font-size:18px;letter-spacing:0}.owner-visual-heading{margin-bottom:14px}}

/* Align the message and photography to the same starting line. */
.home-hero .hero-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:0 48px;align-items:start}.hero-eyebrow{grid-column:1/-1;margin-bottom:24px}.home-hero h1{font-size:clamp(40px,4.3vw,56px);line-height:1.12;margin:0 0 22px;letter-spacing:-.035em;text-wrap:balance}.home-hero .ss-tagline{font-family:'Roboto',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:20px;line-height:1.5;margin:0 0 20px;max-width:32ch;text-wrap:balance}.home-hero .hero-copy>p:not(.ss-tagline){font-size:18px;line-height:1.65;max-width:48ch;margin:0 0 26px;text-wrap:pretty}.hero-photo.business-strip{align-self:stretch;display:flex;align-items:stretch}.hero-photo.business-strip .owner-photo-frame{width:100%;height:100%;min-height:360px;border:0;border-radius:4px;overflow:hidden}.hero-photo.business-strip .owner-photo-frame img{height:100%;width:100%;aspect-ratio:auto;object-fit:cover;object-position:center}.hero-actions{gap:14px}.hero-actions .ss-btn{font-size:15px}.home-hero{padding:62px 0}
@media(max-width:900px){.home-hero .hero-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:0}.hero-eyebrow{margin-bottom:22px}.hero-photo.business-strip{margin-top:32px}.hero-photo.business-strip .owner-photo-frame{min-height:0;height:auto}.hero-photo.business-strip .owner-photo-frame img{height:auto;aspect-ratio:1080/479;object-fit:contain}.home-hero .ss-tagline,.home-hero .hero-copy>p:not(.ss-tagline){max-width:600px}.home-hero h1{max-width:650px}}
@media(max-width:560px){.home-hero{padding:44px 0}.home-hero h1{font-size:40px}.home-hero .ss-tagline{font-size:20px}.home-hero .hero-copy>p:not(.ss-tagline){font-size:18px}.hero-actions{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap}.hero-actions .ss-btn{padding:14px 16px}.hero-eyebrow{font-size:12px;line-height:1.6}}

.hero-photo.business-strip{align-self:start}.hero-photo.business-strip .owner-photo-frame{height:auto;min-height:0}.hero-photo.business-strip .owner-photo-frame img{height:auto;aspect-ratio:1080/479;object-fit:contain}

@media(min-width:901px){.home-hero .hero-grid{grid-template-columns:.9fr 1.1fr;column-gap:36px}}

.quote-person img{object-fit:cover;object-position:center top}

.experience-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr);gap:24px}.experience-grid article{background:#fff;border:1px solid #e0e4e9;border-top:3px solid var(--green);padding:28px;border-radius:8px}.experience-person{font-size:13px;font-weight:700;color:var(--muted)}.experience-grid h3{font:700 28px/1.3 'Noto Sans JP',Arial,sans-serif;color:var(--navy);margin:14px 0}.experience-grid p{color:var(--muted);font-size:17px}.experience-grid a,.experience-profile-links a{color:var(--navy);font-weight:700;font-size:14px}.experience-note{font-size:14px;color:var(--muted);margin:26px 0 18px}.experience-profile-links{display:flex;gap:28px;flex-wrap:wrap}@media(max-width:700px){.experience-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.experience-grid article{padding:24px}}

.sr-only{position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px;padding:0;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);white-space:nowrap;border:0}
.experience-band .ss-head{max-width:900px;margin-bottom:28px}.experience-band .ss-head h2{font-size:34px}.experience-grid{gap:16px}.experience-grid article{padding:20px 22px;border-top:2px solid var(--green);border-radius:10px}.experience-grid article p{font-size:15px;line-height:1.6;margin:12px 0}.experience-grid .experience-person{font-size:12px}.company-logo{height:48px;margin:12px 0;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;max-width:220px}.company-logo img{display:block;max-width:180px;max-height:42px;width:auto;height:auto;object-fit:contain}.company-logo.visa-brand{background:var(--navy);width:106px;border-radius:4px;justify-content:center}.company-logo.visa-brand img{width:75px}.company-logo.ginger-brand{font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:27px;font-weight:700;color:#173b37;max-width:260px}.ginger-brand span{font-style:italic;color:#668772}.company-logo.stronger-brand{font-family:'Noto Sans JP',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:23px;font-weight:700;color:#172433;letter-spacing:-.05em;max-width:280px}.company-logo.stronger-brand img{width:32px;height:32px}.experience-note{font-size:12px;margin-top:18px}.experience-grid a{font-size:13px}
.capability-grid{gap:16px!important}.capability-grid .ss-card{padding:20px 22px;border-radius:10px}.capability-grid .ss-icon{width:38px;height:38px;border-radius:10px;margin-bottom:12px}.capability-grid .ss-icon svg{width:21px;height:21px}.capability-grid .ss-card h3{font-size:21px;line-height:1.3;margin-bottom:10px}.capability-grid .ss-card p{font-size:15px;line-height:1.6}
.method-photo img{width:50%;max-width:430px}@media(max-width:700px){.method-photo img{width:100%;max-width:430px}.experience-band .ss-head h2{font-size:28px}.company-logo.stronger-brand{font-size:21px}}