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custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;Meet Chelly Row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_code admin_label=&#8221;Meet Chelly Code&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"ctb\">\n<div class=\"ct-intro\">\n<div class=\"ctwrap\">\n<p class=\"eyebrow ct-rv\">Meet Chelly<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"ct-rv ct-d1\">Author of <em class=\"serif-i\">Get Up and Walk.<\/em> Founder of The Agency. <em class=\"serif-i\">Co-Owner of Meritus Group.<\/em> Wife. And a Woman Who Spent Years <em class=\"serif-i\">Beside Her Own Pool<\/em> \u2014 Before the Question Found Her.<\/h2>\n<p class=\"lede ct-rv ct-d2\">Books, brands, and businesses. Different rooms, one calling: helping people rise into what God has already spoken. Everything here is built with intention \u2014 because that\u2019s the only way I know how to build.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_code][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Quick Links + Cards&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;Quick Links + Cards Row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_code admin_label=&#8221;Quick Links + Cards Code&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"ctb\">\n<div class=\"ct-qlinks\">\n<div class=\"ctwrap\"><span class=\"eyebrow ct-rv\">Start Here<\/span><a class=\"qrow ct-rv\" href=\"#\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>The Book<\/h3>\n<p><em class=\"serif-i\">Get Up and Walk<\/em> \u2014 twelve principles for the one who\u2019s been waiting. The strength doesn\u2019t come before the step.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"arr\">\u2192<\/span><\/a><a class=\"qrow ct-rv\" href=\"https:\/\/marketingwiththeagency.com\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>The Agency<\/h3>\n<p>Custom websites and brand identities for established service businesses ready to show up at the caliber of the work they already do.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"arr\">\u2192<\/span><\/a><a class=\"qrow ct-rv\" href=\"#\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>Meritus Group<\/h3>\n<p>Business brokerage for owners ready to buy, grow, or sell \u2014 handled with clarity, confidentiality, and care.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"arr\">\u2192<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"ct-minis\"><a class=\"ct-mini ct-rv\" href=\"#\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"frame\">\n<div class=\"ct-ph\"><i>Image \u2014 swap<\/i><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h4>Get Up and Walk<br \/>The Book<\/h4>\n<p><\/a><a class=\"ct-mini ct-rv ct-d1\" href=\"#\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"frame\">\n<div class=\"ct-ph warm\"><i>Image \u2014 swap<\/i><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h4>The Agency<br \/>Design &#038; Branding<\/h4>\n<p><\/a><a class=\"ct-mini ct-rv ct-d2\" href=\"#\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"frame\">\n<div class=\"ct-ph dark\"><i>Image \u2014 swap<\/i><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h4>Meritus Group<br \/>Business Brokerage<\/h4>\n<p><\/a><a class=\"ct-mini ct-rv ct-d3\" href=\"#\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"frame\">\n<div class=\"ct-ph warm\"><i>Image \u2014 swap<\/i><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h4>Speaking<br \/>Invite Chelly<\/h4>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_code][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Mission Band&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;Mission Band Row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_code admin_label=&#8221;Mission Band Code&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"ctb\">\n<div class=\"ct-mission\">\n<div class=\"bg ct-ph dark ct-par\" data-speed=\"0.34\"><i>Full-bleed image \u2014 swap<\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"veil\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<p class=\"eyebrow light ct-rv\">The Heart Behind All of It<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"ct-rv ct-d1\">Helping people <em class=\"serif-i\">rise<\/em> into what God has <em class=\"serif-i\">already<\/em> spoken.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_code][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;About + Ways to Work&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;About + Ways to Work Row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_code admin_label=&#8221;About + Ways to Work Code&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"ctb\">\n<div class=\"ct-about\">\n<div class=\"ctwrap\">\n<div class=\"ct-about-grid\">\n<div class=\"ct-about-copy\">\n<div class=\"ct-about-title ct-rv\">About<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"ct-rv ct-d1\">Hi, I\u2019m Chelly. Everything I build starts in the same place: faith \u2014 and the belief that <em class=\"serif-i\">strength follows motion.<\/em><\/h2>\n<p class=\"ct-rv ct-d2\">For years, my work has been helping business owners move. Through The Agency, I design brands and websites for businesses that have evolved past their online presence. At Meritus Group, the brokerage I run alongside my husband, Trevor, I walk owners through the biggest transitions of their lives \u2014 buying, growing, and selling what they\u2019ve built.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ct-rv ct-d2\">Then God asked me to take my own advice.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ct-rv ct-d2\"><em class=\"serif-i\">Get Up and Walk<\/em> is my first book \u2014 written the day I stopped waiting beside my own pool and answered the question instead. It won\u2019t be the last.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ct-rv ct-d2\">Different rooms. One calling. And every bit of it answers to Him first.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ct-rv ct-d3\" style=\"margin-top:34px\"><a class=\"ulink\" href=\"\/about\">Read My Story \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ct-about-media ct-rv\">\n<div class=\"ct-ph warm\" style=\"position:absolute;inset:0\"><i>Portrait \u2014 swap image<\/i><\/div>\n<p><svg class=\"stamp\" viewBox=\"0 0 120 120\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><defs><path id=\"ctcirc\" d=\"M60,60 m-44,0 a44,44 0 1,1 88,0 a44,44 0 1,1 -88,0\"\/><\/defs><text style=\"font:600 10.5px Archivo,sans-serif;letter-spacing:3.4px;text-transform:uppercase;fill:#3E3E3E\"><textPath href=\"#ctcirc\">The Story \u00b7 The Story \u00b7 The Story \u00b7<\/textPath><\/text><\/svg><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"eyebrow ct-rv\" style=\"display:block;margin-top:10vh\">Three Ways to Work Together<\/p>\n<div class=\"ct-ways\">\n<div class=\"ct-way ct-rv\">\n<h4>Read the Books<\/h4>\n<p><em class=\"serif-i\">Get Up and Walk<\/em> is the first \u2014 for the one who\u2019s been waiting on the right season, the right sign, the right strength. This isn\u2019t an inspiration book. It\u2019s a decision book.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ulink\" href=\"\/services\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"ct-way ct-rv ct-d1\">\n<h4>Elevate Your Brand<\/h4>\n<p>Through The Agency, I build custom websites and brand identities for established service businesses. Strategic, refined, and engineered to convert \u2014 every decision made with intention.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ulink\" href=\"\/services\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"ct-way ct-rv ct-d2\">\n<h4>Buy or Sell a Business<\/h4>\n<p>At Meritus Group, I guide owners through valuations, exits, and acquisitions. What you\u2019ve built deserves a process that protects it.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ulink\" href=\"\/services\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_code][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;The Book (Signature)&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;The Book (Signature) Row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_code admin_label=&#8221;The Book (Signature) Code&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"ctb\">\n<div class=\"ct-offer\">\n<div class=\"ct-offer-media\">\n<div class=\"ct-ph dark ct-par\" data-speed=\"0.16\"><i>Book \/ editorial image \u2014 swap<\/i><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ct-offer-copy\">\n<p class=\"eyebrow light ct-rv\">The First Book<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"t-two ct-rv ct-d1\"><span class=\"ts\">Get Up<\/span><span class=\"tf\">And Walk<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"ct-rv ct-d2\">For thirty-eight years, a man lay beside a pool that promised healing \u2014 waiting for water that never moved for him. Then Jesus asked him one question. And everything changed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ct-rv ct-d2\">Through twelve principles drawn from John 5 \u2014 get up, stand, walk \u2014 this book exposes the reasonable, true-sounding stories that keep God\u2019s people on the ground, and walks you step by step into the calling He\u2019s already spoken over you.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ct-rv ct-d2\">Because the healing was never in the water. <em class=\"serif-i\">It was in the yes.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ulink ct-rv ct-d3\" href=\"#\" style=\"color:var(--bone)\">Get the Book \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_code][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Agency + Meritus Duos&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;Agency + Meritus Duos Row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_code admin_label=&#8221;Agency + Meritus Duos Code&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"ctb\">\n<div class=\"ct-duos\">\n<div class=\"ctwrap\">\n<div class=\"duo\">\n<div class=\"media ct-rv\">\n<div class=\"frame\">\n<div class=\"ct-ph warm\"><i>Image \u2014 swap<\/i><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"copy\">\n<h2 class=\"t-two ct-rv\"><span class=\"ts\">The Agency<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"ct-rv ct-d1\">Your business has evolved. Your website should reflect it. The Agency is my boutique design studio \u2014 custom websites, brand identity, and SEO for established service businesses, built to elevate perception, deepen trust, and convert with clarity. We take on a limited number of projects each quarter, so every client receives the depth their growth deserves.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ulink ct-rv ct-d2\" href=\"https:\/\/marketingwiththeagency.com\">Begin Your Inquiry \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duo flip\">\n<div class=\"media ct-rv\">\n<div class=\"frame\">\n<div class=\"ct-ph\"><i>Image \u2014 swap<\/i><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"copy\">\n<h2 class=\"t-two ct-rv\"><span class=\"ti\">Buying or Selling?<\/span><span class=\"ts\">Meritus Group<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"ct-rv ct-d1\">Selling the business you built \u2014 or buying the one you\u2019ve been praying about \u2014 is one of the biggest decisions of your life. It deserves more than a listing. As co-owner and broker at Meritus Group, I bring honest valuations, complete confidentiality, and a process built to protect what took you years to build.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ulink ct-rv ct-d2\" href=\"#\">Explore Meritus Group \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_code][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Testimonial Slider&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;Testimonial Slider Row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_code admin_label=&#8221;Testimonial Slider Code&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"ctb\">\n<div class=\"ct-quote\"><button class=\"q-arr prev\" id=\"qprev\" aria-label=\"Previous testimonial\">\u2190<\/button><button class=\"q-arr next\" id=\"qnext\" aria-label=\"Next testimonial\">\u2192<\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"ctwrap\"><span class=\"qmark\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u201c<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"q-slide\" id=\"qslide\">\n<blockquote id=\"qtext\"><p>The healing was never <em>in the water.<\/em> It was in the <em>yes.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"support\" id=\"qsupport\">\n<p><cite id=\"qcite\">\u2014 from <em class=\"serif-i\">Get Up and Walk<\/em><\/cite><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_code][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Core Beliefs&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;Core Beliefs Row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_code admin_label=&#8221;Core Beliefs Code&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"ctb\">\n<div class=\"ct-beliefs\">\n<div class=\"bg ct-ph dark ct-par\" data-speed=\"0.3\"><i>Full-bleed image \u2014 swap<\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"veil\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ctwrap\"><span class=\"eyebrow light ct-rv\">What I Believe<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"b-row ct-rv\"><span class=\"idx\">01<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Strength <em class=\"serif-i\">follows<\/em> motion. It never <em class=\"serif-i\">precedes<\/em> it.<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"b-row ct-rv\"><span class=\"idx\">02<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>You don\u2019t <em class=\"serif-i\">earn<\/em> your worth. You <em class=\"serif-i\">build<\/em> on it.<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"b-row ct-rv\"><span class=\"idx\">03<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>A brand should reflect the <em class=\"serif-i\">caliber<\/em> of the work behind it.<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"b-row f1 ct-rv\"><span class=\"idx\">04<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>A business is a <em class=\"serif-i\">stewardship<\/em> \u2014 build it, and sell it, that way.<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"b-row ct-rv\"><span class=\"idx\">05<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Everything I build answers to <em class=\"serif-i\">One<\/em> authority.<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_code][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;More to Explore&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;More to Explore Row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_code admin_label=&#8221;More to Explore Code&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"ctb\">\n<div class=\"ct-explore\">\n<div class=\"ctwrap\">\n<p class=\"eyebrow ct-rv\">More to Explore<\/p>\n<div class=\"x-grid\">\n<div class=\"x-col\"><a class=\"x-card ct-rv\" href=\"#\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"frame\">\n<div class=\"ct-ph x-tall\"><i>Image \u2014 swap<\/i><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Read Chapter One, Free<\/h3>\n<p>Do You Want to Be Healed? The question the whole book turns on.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ulink\">Start Reading \u2192<\/span><\/a><a class=\"x-card ct-rv ct-d1\" href=\"https:\/\/marketingwiththeagency.com\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"frame\">\n<div class=\"ct-ph warm x-wide\"><i>Image \u2014 swap<\/i><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>The Portfolio<\/h3>\n<p>Custom brands and websites, crafted with intention and built to elevate.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ulink\">See the Work \u2192<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"x-col offset\"><a class=\"x-card ct-rv ct-d1\" href=\"#\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"frame\">\n<div class=\"ct-ph warm x-wide\"><i>Image \u2014 swap<\/i><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>The Twelve-Week Walk<\/h3>\n<p>The free group guide \u2014 because first steps are taken in front of people who are cheering.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ulink\">Get the Guide \u2192<\/span><\/a><a class=\"x-card ct-rv ct-d2\" href=\"#\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"frame\">\n<div class=\"ct-ph x-wide\"><i>Image \u2014 swap<\/i><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>What\u2019s Your Business Worth?<\/h3>\n<p>Start the conversation. 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