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Julianne Holt-Kailihiwa is the current President and CEO of Sumo International, Inc who started her career at the young age of 12 working in a youth employment program for disadvantaged native youth.

From the community youth program to a retail job, she worked her way through high school and following graduation as an on air tech for a local television station. Which lead her to an administration job running the front office and learning accounting at a local construction company.

Following her construction experience, she spent several years with Cisco as an internet marketing coordinator and web programmer. She worked with Sumo Sushi & Bento where she worked it from the ground up starting in 2000. She has spent time in everything from marketing to washing the dishes and ultimately moved into VP/Op’s Manager.