.premium-note {
      margin-top: 10px;
      display: inline-flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 8px;
      padding: 8px 14px;
      border-radius: 999px;
      background: rgba(255, 209, 102, 0.12);
      border: 1px solid rgba(255, 209, 102, 0.28);
      color: #FFE29A;
      font-size: 12px;
      font-weight: 600;
      width: fit-content;
    }

    .hero-stats-grid {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
      gap: 14px;
      margin-top: 4px;
    }

    .hero-stat-card {
      background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
      border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
      border-radius: 16px;
      padding: 14px 16px;
      backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
    }

    .hero-stat-card .label {
      font-size: 11px;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      letter-spacing: .08em;
      color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .55);
      margin-bottom: 6px;
      font-weight: 600;
    }

    .hero-stat-card .value {
      font-family: 'Plus Jakarta Sans', sans-serif;
      font-size: 16px;
      color: #fff;
      font-weight: 700;
      line-height: 1.4;
    }

    .section-intro {
      font-size: 13.5px;
      color: var(--gray);
      line-height: 1.65;
      margin-bottom: 18px;
      max-width: 760px;
    }

    .curr-stage-badge {
      display: inline-flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 8px;
      padding: 6px 13px;
      border-radius: 999px;
      background: var(--blue-light);
      color: var(--blue);
      font-size: 11.5px;
      font-weight: 700;
      letter-spacing: .01em;
      margin-bottom: 12px;
    }

    .tools-grid.tools-grid-premium {
      grid-template-columns: repeat(5, 1fr);
    }

    .tools-grid.tools-grid-premium .tool-card {
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      align-items: center;
      padding: 20px 14px;
    }

    .tool-card .tool-sub {
      margin-top: 5px;
      font-size: 11px;
      color: var(--gray);
      line-height: 1.45;
    }

    .mentor-note {
      margin-top: 8px;
      font-size: 12px;
      color: var(--gray);
      line-height: 1.6;
    }

    /* ── CAREER PATHWAYS — same flat-card language as the rest of the page ── */
    .career-strip {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
      gap: 14px;
    }

    .career-item {
      padding: 20px 18px;
      border-radius: 14px;
      background: var(--white);
      border: 1px solid var(--border);
      transition: border-color .2s, box-shadow .2s;
    }

    .career-item:hover {
      border-color: var(--blue-mid);
      box-shadow: var(--shadow-md);
    }

    .career-icon {
      display: inline-flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
      width: 38px;
      height: 38px;
      border-radius: 11px;
      background: var(--blue-light);
      font-size: 18px;
      margin-bottom: 12px;
    }

    .career-item h4 {
      font-family: 'Plus Jakarta Sans', sans-serif;
      font-size: 14.5px;
      font-weight: 700;
      color: var(--near-black);
      letter-spacing: -.1px;
      margin-bottom: 7px;
    }

    .career-item p {
      font-size: 12px;
      color: var(--gray);
      line-height: 1.6;
    }

    .brand-chip-row {
      display: flex;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
      gap: 10px;
      margin-top: 8px;
    }

    .brand-chip {
      padding: 7px 12px;
      border-radius: 999px;
      background: #fff;
      border: 1px solid var(--border);
      font-size: 12px;
      color: var(--near-black);
      font-weight: 600;
      box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm);
    }

    @media (max-width: 1024px) {
      .hero-stats-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
      }

      .career-strip {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
      }

      .tools-grid.tools-grid-premium {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
      }
    }

    @media (max-width: 768px) {
      .career-strip {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
      }

      .tools-grid.tools-grid-premium {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
      }
    }

    @media (max-width: 480px) {
      .tools-grid.tools-grid-premium {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
      }
    }