Two decades of experience. One clear focus.
We started RQST because we saw the same pattern across too many good firms: deep expertise, strong reputations, but inconsistent visibility. Principals who know they should be publishing. Teams that are too busy doing the work to talk about the work.
We also saw that AI had reached a practical tipping point — not for writing generic content, but for powering the operational backbone behind consistent publishing, intelligent research, and reliable follow-up. So we built a service around that.
RQST Studio is not an AI company that happens to do marketing. We are a marketing and business development partner that happens to use AI to deliver work that was previously impossible at this scale and price for firms your size.
Meet the team
Mick Barrett
Co-Founder
20+ years in digital marketing, AI workflow design, and community engagement consulting across planning, infrastructure, environment, and housing. Built RQST.info — a daily planning and development alerts service for the NSW built environment. A decade of experience publishing industry newsletters.
James Carter
Co-Founder
20+ years in brand, design, marketing, communications, and strategic relationship management across startups and large organisations. Brings commercial clarity and client-side empathy to every engagement.