.hero-container {
    position: relative;
}

.hero {
    background: transparent;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    overflow: hidden;
    opacity: 0;
    visibility: hidden;
    -moz-transition: opacity 0.4s ease-in-out;
    -o-transition: opacity 0.4s ease-in-out;
    -webkit-transition: opacity 0.4s ease-in-out;
    transition: opacity 0.4s ease-in-out;
    z-index: 1;
    width: 100%;
    position: relative;
}

    .hero.slick-initialized {
        visibility: visible;
        opacity: 1;
    }

    .hero .slider {
        position: relative;
    }

        .hero .slider:before {
            position: absolute;
            content: "";
            top: 0;
            left: 0;
            width: 100%;
            height: 100%;
            background: linear-gradient(45deg, rgb(30, 46, 81, .95) 0%, rgba(30, 46, 81, .9) 50%);
        }

        .hero .slider h1, .hero .slider h2, .hero .slider h3 {
            color: var(--GC-White);
            font-size: 38px;
            margin-bottom: 0;
        }

        .hero .slider p, .hero .slider p.intro, .hero .slider p.cta {
            color: var(--GC-White) !important;
        }

        .hero .slider .btn {
            margin-top: 15px;
        }

    .hero .slick-prev, .hero .slick-next {
        position: absolute;
        top: 50%;
        transform: translateY(-50%);
        cursor: pointer;
        font-size: 22px;
        z-index: 1000;
        color: var(--GC-White);
        -webkit-transition: all 0.4s ease-in-out;
        -moz-transition: all 0.4s ease-in-out;
        -o-transition: all 0.4s ease-in-out;
        transition: all 0.4s ease-in-out;
    }

    .hero .slick-prev {
        left: 15px;
    }

        .hero .slick-prev:hover {
            left: 5px;
        }

    .hero .slick-next {
        right: 15px;
    }

        .hero .slick-next:hover {
            right: 5px;
        }


.hero-content {
    position: absolute;
    top: 50%;
    transform: translateY(-50%);
    text-align: left;
    z-index: 100;
    width: 100%;
}


@media (max-width: 767px) {
    .hero-content {
        text-align: left;
    }

    .hero .slick-prev, .hero .slick-next {
        display: none !important;
    }
}


.hero ul.slick-dots {
    background: rgba(255,255,255,.15);
    -webkit-border-radius: 300px;
    border-radius: 300px;
    -webkit-box-shadow: none;
    box-shadow: none;
}

.hero .slick-dots {
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 15px;
    padding: 1px 10px;
    left: 50%;
    transform: translateX(-50%);
    z-index: 50;
}

    .hero .slick-dots li {
        list-style: none;
        position: relative;
        display: inline-block;
        height: 20px;
        width: 15px;
        margin: 0 1px;
        padding: 0;
        cursor: pointer;
    }

        .hero .slick-dots li:before {
            display: none;
        }

        .hero .slick-dots li button {
            border: 0;
            background: transparent;
            display: block;
            height: 20px;
            width: 20px;
            outline: none;
            line-height: 0;
            font-size: 0;
            color: transparent;
            padding: 5px;
            cursor: pointer;
        }

            .hero .slick-dots li button:hover, .slick-dots li button:focus {
                outline: none;
            }

                .hero .slick-dots li button:hover:before,
                .hero .slick-dots li button:focus:before {
                    opacity: 1;
                }

            .hero .slick-dots li button:before {
                font-family: 'gcicons';
                position: absolute;
                top: 0;
                left: 0;
                content: "\f111";
                width: 10px;
                height: 10px;
                font-size: 14px;
                line-height: 10px;
                text-align: center;
                color: var(--GC-White);
                opacity: 0.3;
                -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
            }

        .hero .slick-dots li.slick-active button:before {
            color: var(--GC-White);
            opacity: 0.9;
        }