From f2255fedf298bffcf21a5d7c1ddd7dd306c2d2f9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: bender <kudin.dima@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2026 18:57:34 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Update src/app/about/page.tsx

---
 src/app/about/page.tsx | 57 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
 1 file changed, 49 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/app/about/page.tsx b/src/app/about/page.tsx
index 7421da1..8a8949f 100644
--- a/src/app/about/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/about/page.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import ReactLenis from "lenis/react";
 import FooterBase from '@/components/sections/footer/FooterBase';
 import NavbarLayoutFloatingInline from '@/components/navbar/NavbarLayoutFloatingInline';
 import MediaAbout from '@/components/sections/about/MediaAbout';
+import { Quote } from "lucide-react";
 
 export default function AboutPage() {
   return (
@@ -36,24 +37,64 @@ export default function AboutPage() {
         <div id="about-hero" data-section="about-hero">
           <MediaAbout
             useInvertedBackground={false}
-            tag="Professional Profile"
+            tag="About Ronnie"
             title="Ronnie Konishi"
-            description="Senior Transition Specialist & Dedicated Advocate for Southern California Families."
+            description="Founder & Principal Senior Transition Specialist · California Licensed Realtor · 20 Years Experience"
+            subdescription="'I remember wishing there was just one person who could guide us through everything — with both expertise and compassion.'"
+            icon={Quote}
             imageSrc="http://img.b2bpic.net/free-photo/close-up-smiling-worker-talking-phone_23-2147562047.jpg?_wi=2"
-            buttons={[{ text: "Book a Consultation", href: "/contact" }]}
           />
         </div>
 
-        <div id="about-quote" data-section="about-quote">
-           <MediaAbout
+        <div id="about-story" data-section="about-story">
+          <MediaAbout
             useInvertedBackground={true}
-            tag="Core Philosophy"
-            title="A Legacy of Compassion"
-            description="Transitioning a senior parent is never just about real estate; it is about honoring a lifetime of stories and ensuring a dignified, secure future."
+            tag="The Story"
+            title=""
+            description="When my mother needed to move from our family home into assisted living, I thought my 20 years as a licensed California Realtor would make it easier. I knew real estate. I knew contracts and timelines and negotiations.\n\nI was not prepared for the rest of it.\n\nThe endless phone calls to senior communities — none of whom seemed to have availability when we needed it. The contradictory advice from well-meaning friends. The sheer weight of deciding what happened to 40 years of furniture, photographs, and memories. And underneath all of it, the emotional toll on every member of our family — the guilt, the grief, the exhaustion of making enormous decisions while also trying to just be a present, loving son.\n\nI remember standing in my mother's living room one afternoon, surrounded by decades of her life, thinking: there has to be a better way to do this."
+            subdescription=""
+            icon={Quote}
             imageSrc="http://img.b2bpic.net/free-photo/medium-shot-family-celebrating-birthday_23-2150599031.jpg?_wi=1"
           />
         </div>
 
+        <div id="about-mission" data-section="about-mission">
+          <MediaAbout
+            useInvertedBackground={false}
+            tag="Mission"
+            title="Why I Founded Palante STS"
+            description="After my family's experience, I couldn't stop thinking about the thousands of Southern California families going through the same thing every single day — without a roadmap, without a guide, without anyone who could hold the whole picture at once.\n\nI founded Palante Senior Transition Specialists to be the service I wished my family had. One person. One point of contact. Someone who could sell the home with genuine expertise, identify and personally vet the right senior communities, and manage the downsizing and move — all while actually understanding what the family was going through emotionally.\n\nThe name says it all. Pa'lante — from the Puerto Rican expression para adelante — means forward. It's what we say when we're facing something hard and we choose to keep moving. That's what every family I work with is doing. And that's the energy I bring to every engagement."
+            subdescription=""
+            icon={Quote}
+            imageSrc="http://img.b2bpic.net/free-photo/medium-shot-family-posing-together_23-2149071589.jpg?_wi=2"
+          />
+        </div>
+
+        <div id="about-expertise" data-section="about-expertise">
+          <MediaAbout
+            useInvertedBackground={true}
+            tag="Expertise"
+            title="What I Bring to Your Family"
+            description="20 years as a California-licensed Realtor — I know how to price, prepare, and sell a senior's home for top dollar in the Orange County, LA, Riverside, and San Bernardino markets.\n\nPersonal knowledge of Southern California's senior communities — I have personally toured Board & Care homes, assisted living communities, and memory care facilities across all four counties.\n\nEnd-to-end coordination — I don't hand you off. From the first conversation to move-in day, I am your one point of contact.\n\nThe understanding that only comes from lived experience — I have been where you are. I know what it feels like to stand in your parent's home and not know where to start."
+            subdescription=""
+            icon={Quote}
+            imageSrc="http://img.b2bpic.net/free-photo/small-business-owner-packing-product-parcel-boxes-delivery_53876-127277.jpg?_wi=1"
+          />
+        </div>
+
+        <div id="about-serve" data-section="about-serve">
+          <MediaAbout
+            useInvertedBackground={false}
+            tag="Service Area"
+            title="Who I Serve"
+            description="I work with families across Orange County, Los Angeles County, Riverside County, and San Bernardino County. My clients are adult children — many managing a parent's transition from another city or state — and seniors who are ready to take this step on their own terms, with someone they trust beside them.\n\nSouthern California is one of the most diverse regions in the country, and the families I serve reflect that richness. I am honored to work across cultures and communities, and I approach every family's situation with the same deep respect for their unique story, values, and needs. Se habla español."
+            subdescription="'I'd love to learn about your family's situation. There's no pressure and no obligation — just a conversation with someone who has been where you are and knows the way forward.'"
+            icon={Quote}
+            imageSrc="http://img.b2bpic.net/free-photo/close-up-smiling-worker-talking-phone_23-2147562047.jpg?_wi=1"
+            buttons={[{ text: "Schedule a Call with Ronnie", href: "/contact" }]}
+          />
+        </div>
+
         <div id="footer" data-section="footer">
           <FooterBase
             logoText="Palante STS"