# Julie Inouye

> Julie Inouye is the San Francisco-based CEO of Outcast, a communications and marketing agency. A Bay Area native and UC San Diego graduate, she began her communications career as a CNN intern on September 11, 2001, then built more than two decades of experience across Yahoo, PlayStation, LinkedIn, VSCO, Podium and advisory work. Her public philosophy treats communications as the work of making a brand known, understood and trusted, with employees as the first audience.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at Outcast
- **Organizations:** Outcast, Podium, VSCO, Mastodon, LinkedIn, PlayStation, Yahoo, CNN, Kindred Ventures
- **Education:** Bachelor of Arts in Communications, University of California San Diego
- **Known for:** Became Outcast's first president in 2024 and its chief executive officer in 2025., Built more than two decades of communications leadership experience across CNN, Yahoo, PlayStation, LinkedIn, VSCO, Podium and advisory roles., At VSCO, her team supported Black Joy Matters, a community campaign centered on Black joy, success, confidence and love.

## Career timeline

- **2001** — Began her communications career as a CNN intern; her first day was September 11, when she volunteered to answer the press hotline.
- **2000s** — Worked in corporate communications at Yahoo and later as senior manager of corporate communications at Sony Computer Entertainment America, the PlayStation business.
- **2010s** — Led product and corporate communications work at LinkedIn, including campaigns around its homepage, profile, mobile and content experiences.
- **2020** — As vice president of communications and social at VSCO, supported the Black Joy Matters campaign.
- **2022-2023** — Held senior brand and communications leadership and advisory roles including work with Podium, Mastodon and Kindred Ventures.
- **2024-02** — Joined Outcast as the agency's first president, overseeing new business and client experience.
- **2025-05** — Appointed chief executive officer of Outcast, succeeding Becky Porter.

## Achievements

- Became Outcast's first president in 2024 and its chief executive officer in 2025.
- Built more than two decades of communications leadership experience across CNN, Yahoo, PlayStation, LinkedIn, VSCO, Podium and advisory roles.
- At VSCO, her team supported Black Joy Matters, a community campaign centered on Black joy, success, confidence and love.
- At LinkedIn, led global product public relations initiatives around homepage, profile, mobile and content experiences.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Shared that she has kept her CNN intern badge for 25 years and reflected on learning that information can be a form of care.
- **2026-05** — Marked one year as Outcast CEO with a playful agency video and described the team as fun-loving and willing to challenge convention.
- **2026-02** — Marked two years at Outcast and wrote that storytelling now moves through AI search, social feeds, community threads and algorithm-driven conversations.
- **2025-05** — Became chief executive officer of Outcast after serving as president since February 2024.

## Links

- Website: https://www.thisisoutcast.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julieinouye
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/julieinouye
- YouTube: https://youtu.be/dmy0k1LD8M8

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Last updated: 2026-09-22