#story-section .text {
    color: #fff;
    font-family: SF Pro Display;
    font-size: 20px;
    font-style: normal;
    font-weight: 400;
    line-height: normal;
    margin-top: calc(1.25vw * .83);
    text-align: left;
    display: block !important;
    margin-left: 0 !important;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
}

#story-section p {
    text-align: left;
}

.cstm-quote {
    display: flex;
    gap: 10%;
    align-items: center;
}

.founder-slider {
    padding: 100px 20px;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.founder-slider .swiper-slide {
    padding: 20px;
}

.founder-slider .swiper-button-next,
.founder-slider .swiper-button-prev {
    color: rgba(233, 83, 39, 1);
}

.founder-slider .swiper-pagination-bullet-active {
    background: rgba(233, 83, 39, 1);
}

#employees-section {
    width: 100%;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
    padding-top: 6vw;
    padding-bottom: 6vw;
    margin-top: 0;
    overflow: visible;
    background: #f7f7f7;
    /* light background for light theme */
}

.employees-bg {
    position: absolute;
    top: 17.5%;
    left: 50%;
    transform: translate(-50%);
    width: calc(125.6875vw * .83);
    height: calc(72.6875vw * .83);
    z-index: -1;
    pointer-events: none;
    overflow: visible
}

.employees-bg img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1
}

.employees-bg span {
    width: 80vw;
    height: 80vw;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: radial-gradient(#ffffff, #0000 65%);
    opacity: .6;
    position: absolute;
    top: 35%;
    left: 50%;
    transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
}

#employees-section h2 {
    color: #111111;
    /* dark heading for light theme */
    text-align: center;
    font-family: SF Pro Display;
    font-size: 3vw;
    font-style: normal;
    font-weight: 400;
    line-height: normal;
    margin-bottom: calc(5.5vw * .83)
}

.employees {
    display: block
}

.employees .splide__track {
    padding: 1vw 0
}

.employees .splide__slide {
    width: calc(26vw * .85);
    background: #ffffff;
    /* white cards on light background */
    box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
    backdrop-filter: none;
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: none;
    border-radius: 3.00875vw;
    padding: 0;
    display: grid;
    grid-auto-flow: row;
    grid-auto-rows: max-content;
    gap: 1.2948vw;
    overflow: hidden;
    transition: transform .25s ease-in-out
}

.employees .splide__slide:hover {
    transform: scale(1.05)
}

.employees .splide__slide>* {
    pointer-events: none
}

.employees .splide__slide img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    border-radius: calc(1.25vw * .83);
    overflow: hidden;
    object-fit: cover;
    object-position: center center;
}

.employees .splide__slide h3 {
    color: #111111;
    font-family: SF Pro Display;
    font-size: calc(1.5625vw * .83);
    font-style: normal;
    font-weight: 400;
    line-height: normal
}

.employees .splide__slide span {
    color: #666666;
    font-family: SF Pro Display;
    font-size: .93375vw;
    font-style: normal;
    font-weight: 400;
    line-height: normal;
    display: block;
    margin-top: -5%
}

.employees .splide__slide p {
    color: #333333;
    font-family: SF Pro Display;
    font-size: .93375vw;
    font-style: normal;
    font-weight: 400;
    line-height: 1.5
}

.employees .splide__slide .shadow {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0%;
    left: 0%;
    width: 10vw;
    height: 10vw;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, #2b1f95, #fff);
    filter: blur(50px);
    -webkit-filter: blur(25px);
    z-index: -1;
    opacity: 0;
    transition: opacity .25s ease-in;
    overflow: visible
}

.employees .splide__slide:hover>.shadow {
    opacity: 1
}

/* Video Popup Styles */
.video-popup-overlay {
    position: fixed;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    background: rgb(197 36 39 / 72%);
    backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
    z-index: 9999;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    opacity: 0;
    visibility: hidden;
    transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
}

.video-popup-overlay.active {
    opacity: 1;
    visibility: visible;
    display: flex !important;
}

.video-popup-container {
    position: relative;
    width: 90%;
    max-width: 1200px;
    height: 80%;
    max-height: 675px;
    background: #000;
    border-radius: 15px;
    overflow: hidden;
    box-shadow: 0 20px 60px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
    transform: scale(0.8);
    transition: transform 0.3s ease-in-out;
}

.video-popup-overlay.active .video-popup-container {
    transform: scale(1);
}

.video-popup-close {
    position: absolute;
    top: -10px;
    right: -10px;
    width: 50px;
    height: 50px;
    background: #ffffff00;
    border: none;
    border-radius: 50%;
    font-size: 24px;
    font-weight: bold;
    color: #fff;
    cursor: pointer;
    z-index: 10000;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    box-shadow: 0 5px 15px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
    transition: all 0.2s ease;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.video-popup-close:hover {

    transform: scale(1.1);
}

.video-popup-content {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    position: relative;
}

/* Play Button Styles */
.video-slide {
    position: relative;
    cursor: pointer;
    user-select: none;
    -webkit-user-select: none;
}

.play-button {
    position: absolute;
    top: 50%;
    left: 50%;
    transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
    opacity: 1;
    transition: all 0.3s ease;
    pointer-events: none;
}

.video-slide:hover .play-button {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translate(-50%, -50%) scale(1.1);
}

.play-button svg {
    filter: drop-shadow(0 4px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3));
}