Most networking happens by accident. Stoa Cards makes it intentional — designed cards, a built-in trading mechanic, and leadership-defined challenges that turn kickoff awkwardness into momentum. Built for cohorts, teams, and companies who want to remember each other and actually stay in touch.
Two sides, six elements, one purpose: help the people in the room remember and connect with each other. Real cards, real teammates, below.
— Real photos, real teammates · This is what your deck will actually look like —
A Stoa card isn't decoration — every piece is engineered to spark a real conversation and remember a real person. Here's why each part is there.
Hover either card to bring it to the front — front and back.
The front photo captures someone doing what they love — climbing, coaching, playing, performing. It's a conversation starter before anyone says hello.
On the back: a clean, professional headshot. Useful when people are matching faces to names, and when the card gets shared in a professional context.
One sentence about what someone is working toward. It's the fastest way to know what matters to them right now.
The most valuable square inch on the card. It tells the rest of the cohort exactly when to reach out — and turns vague networking into specific asks.
The thing people actually remember a week later. It's what makes someone go from "name on a card" to "person I want to grab coffee with."
Links to LinkedIn, a personal site, a portfolio — whatever you choose. The card stays a keepsake; the connection stays one tap away.
We handle the heavy lifting — design, layout, printing, and delivery. You provide the people and the story.
We learn about your group — the mission, the inside jokes, the format that makes sense. Usually 30 minutes.
We send each person a short form: photo, jersey number, three short prompts. You don't lift a finger.
Our designers build the deck in your brand colors. You approve a proof before we hit print.
Premium card-stock printing, individually packaged. Delivered to your door, ready to hand out.
Start with the Cohort Deck — one card per person, traded throughout your program and kept for life. Layer on add-ons as your group grows. Each scales naturally with the size of your team.
The foundation. One trading card per person — traded throughout the program, kept for life.
One card per member. An action photo on the front; headshot, LinkedIn QR, goal, fun fact, and the ways they can help on the back.
In a discovery call with your leadership, we surface the five networking outcomes you want your group to hit this year — then design five collectible cards that gamify and drive them. Earned throughout the program. Refreshable year over year.
Premium 16pt stock, QR codes, and bulk shipping included. We handle the design, proofing, production, and delivery.
Optional Add-Ons — each scales per head, so it grows with your group
All add-on designs are reused in future years at a significant discount. Final pricing depends on group size, customization, and timeline — request a quote and we'll send a proposal within one business day.
The handshakes get forgotten — the cards don't. Every member walks away with the whole class in their pocket.
Skip the awkward "how do I find you again?" Cards trade the moment, contact stays. The QR closes the loop.
The keepsake people actually keep. A wedding party deck or family reunion set that gets pulled out years later.
Speakers, attendees, sponsors — a deck that becomes the conference's signature takeaway and travels home with everyone.
Hand them out at the kickoff. By the end, everyone knows who can help with what — and how to reach them.
Mark the moment. Document who was there at the start. A trading card outlasts a group photo.
By the second semester, the cohort that started it all hit the burnout point every program knows — morale down, energy low. But the cards were the thing people kept showing up for. Trading still happened every day, before class and on breaks. Whatever the program struggled to do to keep people engaged, the cards quietly did. A full year later, that cohort is still trading cards and inventing games with them.
The brand, the template, and the production pipeline are already built. The founding cohort is the proof of concept — your group is the natural next step. Tell us about your people and we'll reply within one business day with a proposal, sample mockups, and a no-pressure quote.
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