:root{--qc-bg:#090b0e;--qc-surface:#131820;--qc-surface-2:#1b222d;--qc-text:#f7f4ed;--qc-muted:#b8bec8;--qc-gold:#d3a94d;--qc-gold-light:#f2d38c;--qc-border:rgba(255,255,255,.12);--qc-shadow:0 18px 45px rgba(0,0,0,.30);--qc-radius:20px;--qc-container:1180px;--qc-narrow:780px}*{box-sizing:border-box}html{scroll-behavior:smooth}body{margin:0;background:var(--qc-bg);color:var(--qc-text);font-family:Inter,ui-sans-serif,system-ui,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",sans-serif;line-height:1.7}img{max-width:100%;height:auto}a{color:var(--qc-gold-light);text-underline-offset:.2em}a:hover{color:#fff}h1,h2,h3{margin-top:0;line-height:1.08;letter-spacing:-.025em}h1{font-size:clamp(2.8rem,7vw,5.8rem)}h2{font-size:clamp(2rem,4vw,3.6rem)}h3{font-size:1.35rem}p{margin:0 0 1.2rem}.container{width:min(calc(100% - 2rem),var(--qc-container));margin-inline:auto}.container.narrow{width:min(calc(100% - 2rem),var(--qc-narrow))}.screen-reader-text{position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px;padding:0;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);white-space:nowrap;border:0}.screen-reader-text:focus{position:fixed;z-index:9999;top:1rem;left:1rem;width:auto;height:auto;padding:.8rem 1rem;margin:0;clip:auto;background:#fff;color:#000;border-radius:8px}
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.section{padding-block:clamp(4rem,8vw,7rem)}.section-dark{background:var(--qc-surface);border-block:1px solid var(--qc-border)}.section-heading{max-width:760px;margin-bottom:2.2rem}.section-heading-row{max-width:none;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:end;justify-content:space-between;gap:1rem}.feature-grid,.post-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:1rem}.feature-card,.post-card,.contact-card,.contact-option,.cta-box,.media-feature{background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(255,255,255,.045),rgba(255,255,255,.018));border:1px solid var(--qc-border);border-radius:var(--qc-radius);box-shadow:var(--qc-shadow)}.feature-card{padding:1.55rem}.feature-card p{color:var(--qc-muted)}.feature-card a{font-weight:850}.feature-number{display:inline-grid;place-items:center;width:48px;height:48px;margin-bottom:1.2rem;border-radius:14px;background:rgba(211,169,77,.14);color:var(--qc-gold-light);font-weight:900}.split-section{display:grid;gap:2rem;align-items:center}blockquote{margin:0;padding:2rem;border-left:5px solid var(--qc-gold);border-radius:0 var(--qc-radius) var(--qc-radius) 0;background:rgba(211,169,77,.08);font-size:clamp(1.4rem,3vw,2.2rem);font-weight:800}blockquote p{margin:0}.post-card{overflow:hidden}.post-card-body,.post-card-placeholder{padding:1.4rem}.post-card-image{display:block;aspect-ratio:16/9;overflow:hidden;background:var(--qc-surface-2)}.post-card-image img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover}.post-card h3 a{color:#fff;text-decoration:none}.post-meta{color:var(--qc-muted);font-size:.85rem}.text-link{font-weight:850;text-decoration-thickness:2px}.cta-section{padding-top:0}.cta-box,.media-feature{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:1.5rem;padding:clamp(1.5rem,5vw,3rem);background:linear-gradient(135deg,rgba(211,169,77,.16),rgba(255,255,255,.025))}.media-feature{margin-bottom:1.3rem}.speaking-cta{margin-top:1.5rem}
.page-hero,.article-header{padding-block:clamp(5rem,10vw,8rem);background:radial-gradient(circle at 80% 20%,rgba(211,169,77,.17),transparent 35%),var(--qc-surface);border-bottom:1px solid var(--qc-border)}.page-hero h1,.article-header h1{font-size:clamp(2.7rem,6vw,5rem)}.page-hero p,.article-deck{color:var(--qc-muted);font-size:1.2rem}.entry-content>*+*{margin-top:1.35rem}.entry-content h2{margin-top:2.5rem}.contact-grid{display:grid;gap:2rem}.contact-options{display:grid;gap:1rem}.contact-option,.contact-card{padding:1.5rem}.contact-card{align-self:start}.contact-card h2{font-size:clamp(1.5rem,4vw,2.4rem);overflow-wrap:anywhere}.form-note,.footer-note{color:var(--qc-muted);font-size:.88rem;margin-top:1.3rem}.article-image{margin-top:-2.5rem;position:relative;z-index:2}.article-image img{width:100%;border-radius:var(--qc-radius);box-shadow:var(--qc-shadow)}.article-content{padding-block:3rem 6rem}.empty-state,.error-page{text-align:center}.error-page{min-height:65vh;display:grid;align-items:center}
.site-footer{padding-top:4rem;background:#060708;border-top:1px solid var(--qc-border)}.footer-grid{display:grid;gap:2rem;padding-bottom:3rem}.footer-brand{color:#fff;font-size:1.5rem;font-weight:900}.footer-heading{font-size:1rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.12em;color:var(--qc-gold-light)}.footer-bottom{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:space-between;gap:1rem;padding-block:1.2rem;border-top:1px solid var(--qc-border);color:var(--qc-muted);font-size:.88rem}.footer-bottom p{margin:0}.social-links{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:.65rem}.social-links a{padding:.4rem .65rem;border:1px solid var(--qc-border);border-radius:999px;text-decoration:none;font-size:.88rem}:focus-visible{outline:3px solid var(--qc-gold-light);outline-offset:3px}
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