/* ─── Hero ─── */
.hero {
  padding: 100px 0 44px;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}
@media (max-width: 991.98px) {
  .hero { padding: 40px 0 56px; }
}
.hero::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  top: -120px; right: -120px;
  width: 600px; height: 600px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(155,95,255,.12) 0%, transparent 70%);
  pointer-events: none;
}
.hero::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  bottom: -80px; left: -80px;
  width: 400px; height: 400px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(0,197,127,.1) 0%, transparent 70%);
  pointer-events: none;
}
.hero-eyebrow {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  background: var(--c-surface);
  border: 1px solid var(--c-border);
  border-radius: 100px;
  padding: 6px 14px;
  font-size: .8rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--c-mid);
  margin-bottom: 28px;
}    
.hero h1 {
  font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 3vw, 3rem);
  font-weight: 800;
  margin-bottom: 24px;
  max-width: 820px;
}  
.hero-sub {
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  color: var(--c-mid);
  max-width: 520px;
  margin-bottom: 40px;
  font-weight: 300;
}
@keyframes rainbow-shift {
  0%   { background-position: 0% center; }
  100% { background-position: 200% center; }
}
/* ─── Hero Image Placeholder ─── */
.hero-img-placeholder {
  border-radius: 24px;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(155,95,255,.08) 0%, rgba(0,170,255,.08) 100%);
  border: none;
  aspect-ratio: 4/3;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 14px;
  color: var(--c-muted);
  font-size: .9rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.hero-img-placeholder::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: var(--rainbow);
  opacity: .04;
  border-radius: 22px;
}  
.hero-img {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  display: block;
  border-radius: 24px;
}  
/* ─── Hero Image – align to H1 on desktop ─── */
@media (min-width: 992px) {
  .hero-img-col {
    padding-top: 0;
    display: flex;
  }
  .hero-img-col .hero-img-placeholder {
    aspect-ratio: auto;
    max-height: none;
    height: 100%;
    width: 100%;
  }
}
/* ─── Section Label ─── */
.section-eyebrow {
  font-size: .75rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .12em;
  color: var(--c-muted);
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}
/* ─── How it works ─── */
#section-how-it-works {
  padding:64px 0;
  background:var(--c-surface);
}
.step-card {
  background: var(--c-surface);
  border: 1px solid var(--c-border);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  padding: 28px;
  height: 100%;
  position: relative;
  transition: transform .25s, box-shadow .25s;
}
.step-card:hover { transform: translateY(-3px); box-shadow: var(--shadow); }
.step-num {
  width: 40px; height: 40px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--rainbow);
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  font-family: 'Bricolage Grotesque', sans-serif;
  font-weight: 800;
  font-size: 1rem;
  color: #fff;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}
#section-how-it-works h2 {
  font-size:clamp(1.6rem,3vw,2.4rem);
  font-weight:800;  
}
.step-card h5 {
  font-family:'Bricolage Grotesque',sans-serif;
  font-weight:700;
  margin-bottom:8px;    
}
.step-card p {
  font-size:.88rem;
  color:var(--c-muted);
  margin:0;
  font-weight:300;
}
/* ─── Mentor Cards ─── */
#mentors-grid {
  padding:72px 0;
}
.mentors-grid-h2 {
  font-size:clamp(1.8rem,3.5vw,2.6rem);
  font-weight:800;
  margin-bottom:10px;
}
.mentors-grid-subline {
  color:var(--c-muted);
  font-weight:300;
  margin:0;
}
.mentor-card {
  background: var(--c-surface);
  border: 1px solid var(--c-border);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  overflow: hidden;
  height: 100%;
  transition: transform .25s, box-shadow .25s;
}
.mentor-card:hover { transform: translateY(-4px); box-shadow: 0 8px 40px rgba(14,13,12,.1); }
.mentor-header {
  height: 100px;
  position: relative;
}
.mentor-avatar {
  width: 72px; height: 72px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: 3px solid var(--c-surface);
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  font-family: 'Bricolage Grotesque', sans-serif;
  font-weight: 800;
  font-size: 1.3rem;
  color: #fff;
  position: absolute;
  bottom: -36px;
  left: 24px;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 16px rgba(0,0,0,.12);
}
.mentor-verified {
  position: absolute;
  top: 12px; right: 12px;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.2);
  border-radius: 100px;
  padding: 4px 12px;
  font-size: .68rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #fff;
  backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 4px;
}
.mentor-body { padding: 46px 24px 24px; }
.mentor-name {
  font-family: 'Bricolage Grotesque', sans-serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  margin-bottom: 2px;
  color: var(--c-dark);
}
.mentor-title { font-size: .82rem; color: var(--c-muted); margin-bottom: 10px; }
.mentor-bio {
  font-size: .84rem;
  color: var(--c-mid);
  line-height: 1.6;
  margin-bottom: 14px;
  font-weight: 300;
}
.mentor-focus {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 6px;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}
.mentor-tag {
  background: rgba(155,95,255,.08);
  color: var(--violet);
  border-radius: 100px;
  padding: 3px 12px;
  font-size: .73rem;
  font-weight: 600;
}
.mentor-meta {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 14px;
  margin-bottom: 18px;
  font-size: .78rem;
  color: var(--c-muted);
}
.mentor-meta span { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 4px; }
.btn-mentor {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 6px;
  font-size: .82rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-family: 'Bricolage Grotesque', sans-serif;
  text-decoration: none;
  border-radius: 100px;
  padding: 9px 20px;
  border: none;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg,#9B5FFF,#00AAFF);
  color: #fff;
  transition: opacity .2s, transform .2s;
}
.btn-mentor:hover { opacity: .85; transform: translateY(-1px); color: #fff; }
.btn-mentor-ghost {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 6px;
  font-size: .82rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-family: 'Bricolage Grotesque', sans-serif;
  text-decoration: none;
  border-radius: 100px;
  padding: 8px 18px;
  border: 1.5px solid var(--c-border);
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--c-mid);
  transition: border-color .2s, color .2s;
}
.btn-mentor-ghost:hover { border-color: var(--c-mid); color: var(--c-dark); }

/* ─── Featured Mentor ─── */
.featured-mentor {
  background: var(--c-surface);
  border: 1px solid var(--c-border);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  overflow: hidden;
  position: relative;
  transition: box-shadow .25s;
}
.featured-mentor:hover { box-shadow: 0 8px 48px rgba(14,13,12,.1); }
.featured-mentor::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  top: 0; left: 0; right: 0;
  height: 3px;
  background: var(--rainbow);
}
.featured-mentor-header {
  height: 140px;
  position: relative;
}
.featured-mentor-avatar {
  width: 88px; height: 88px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: 4px solid var(--c-surface);
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  font-family: 'Bricolage Grotesque', sans-serif;
  font-weight: 800;
  font-size: 1.6rem;
  color: #fff;
  position: absolute;
  bottom: -44px;
  left: 32px;
  box-shadow: 0 6px 24px rgba(0,0,0,.14);
}
.featured-badge {
  position: absolute;
  top: 16px; right: 16px;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg,#FFC700,#FF6B3F);
  border-radius: 100px;
  padding: 5px 14px;
  font-size: .68rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #fff;
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 5px;
}
/* ─── CTA Strip ─── */
#section-cta {
  padding:72px 0;
  background:var(--c-surface);
}
.mentor-cta-strip {
  /* background: var(--blue); */
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  padding: 48px 40px;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.mentor-cta-strip .cta-eyebrow{
  font-size:.75rem;
  font-weight:700;
  text-transform:uppercase;
  letter-spacing:.12em;
  color:rgba(255,255,255,.7);
  margin-bottom:10px;
}
#section-cta h2 {
  font-size:clamp(1.8rem,3vw,2.6rem);
  font-weight:800;
  color:#fff;
  margin-bottom:12px;
}
.cta-text {
  font-size:1rem;
  color:rgba(255,255,255,1);
  font-weight:300;
  max-width:460px;
  margin:0;
}

.mentor-cta-strip::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: var(--rainbow);
  opacity: .06;
}
.mentor-cta-strip > * { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
.btn-cta-rainbow {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #FF3366, #FF6B3F, #FFC700, #00C97F, #00AAFF, #9B5FFF);
  background-size: 200% auto;
  animation: rainbow-shift 4s linear infinite;
  color: #fff;
  border: none;
  border-radius: 100px;
  padding: 14px 32px;
  font-family: 'Bricolage Grotesque', sans-serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: .95rem;
  text-decoration: none;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  box-shadow: 0 6px 24px rgba(155,95,255,.45);
  transition: transform .2s, box-shadow .2s;
}
.btn-cta-rainbow:hover {
  transform: translateY(-2px);
  box-shadow: 0 10px 36px rgba(155,95,255,.6);
  color: #fff;
}
@keyframes rainbow-shift {
  0%   { background-position: 0% center; }
  100% { background-position: 200% center; }
}