{"id":19,"date":"2026-02-20T19:24:40","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T19:24:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shermanperryman.com\/blog\/connect\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T01:31:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T01:31:23","slug":"connect","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/shermanperryman.com\/blog\/connect\/","title":{"rendered":"Connect"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<style>\n@import url('https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Playfair+Display:ital,wght@0,400;0,700;1,400&family=Inter:wght@300;400;500;600&display=swap');\n.tpd-full{width:100vw;position:relative;left:50%;right:50%;margin-left:-50vw;margin-right:-50vw}\n.tpd-inner{max-width:1100px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 24px}\n.tpd-eyebrow{font-family:\"Inter\",sans-serif;font-size:.75rem;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.15em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#c9a55a}\n.tpd-title{font-family:\"Playfair Display\",Georgia,serif;color:#1a2332;line-height:1.2;font-weight:400}\n.tpd-body{font-family:\"Inter\",sans-serif;color:#555;line-height:1.7;font-weight:300}\n.tpd-connect-hero{background:#faf8f5;padding:80px 24px 60px;text-align:center}\n.tpd-connect-hero .tpd-title{font-size:clamp(2rem,4vw,2.8rem);margin:12px 0 16px}\n.tpd-connect-hero .tpd-body{max-width:600px;margin:0 auto;font-size:1.05rem}\n.tpd-form-section{background:#fff;padding:60px 24px 80px}\n.tpd-form-wrap{max-width:640px;margin:0 auto}\n.tpd-form-wrap h2{font-family:\"Playfair Display\",Georgia,serif;font-size:1.6rem;font-weight:400;color:#1a2332;text-align:center;margin:0 0 8px}\n.tpd-form-wrap .tpd-form-sub{font-family:\"Inter\",sans-serif;color:#888;font-size:.9rem;text-align:center;margin:0 0 40px}\n.tpd-form-wrap .wpforms-container{max-width:100%}\n.tpd-form-wrap .wpforms-form .wpforms-field-label{font-family:\"Inter\",sans-serif;font-size:.85rem;font-weight:500;color:#1a2332;letter-spacing:.02em}\n.tpd-form-wrap .wpforms-form input[type=\"text\"],.tpd-form-wrap .wpforms-form input[type=\"email\"],.tpd-form-wrap .wpforms-form textarea{font-family:\"Inter\",sans-serif;border:1px solid #ddd;border-radius:8px;padding:14px 16px;font-size:1rem;background:#faf8f5;transition:border-color .2s}\n.tpd-form-wrap .wpforms-form input:focus,.tpd-form-wrap .wpforms-form textarea:focus{border-color:#c9a55a;outline:none;box-shadow:0 0 0 3px rgba(201,165,90,.15)}\n.tpd-form-wrap .wpforms-form textarea{min-height:140px;resize:vertical}\n.tpd-form-wrap .wpforms-form .wpforms-submit{background:#1a2332;color:#fff;font-family:\"Inter\",sans-serif;font-size:1rem;font-weight:600;padding:16px 48px;border:none;border-radius:8px;cursor:pointer;letter-spacing:.02em;transition:background .2s}\n.tpd-form-wrap .wpforms-form .wpforms-submit:hover{background:#c9a55a;color:#1a2332}\n.tpd-form-wrap .wpforms-form .wpforms-submit-container{text-align:center;margin-top:12px}\n.tpd-cta-section{background:#1a2332;padding:60px 24px;text-align:center}\n.tpd-cta-section h3{font-family:\"Playfair Display\",Georgia,serif;font-size:1.5rem;font-weight:400;color:#fff;margin:0 0 12px}\n.tpd-cta-section p{font-family:\"Inter\",sans-serif;color:rgba(255,255,255,.65);font-size:.95rem;margin:0 0 24px}\n.tpd-cta-section .mailpoet_form{max-width:400px;margin:0 auto}\n<\/style>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"tpd-full\">\n<div class=\"tpd-connect-hero\"><div class=\"tpd-inner\">\n<span class=\"tpd-eyebrow\">The Perryman Doctrine<\/span>\n<h1 class=\"tpd-title\">Start a Conversation<\/h1>\n<p class=\"tpd-body\">Whether it&#8217;s a speaking engagement, consulting opportunity, media inquiry, or just a question \u2014 I&#8217;m here. 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