Who we are
Meet Shay Johnston, Founder & Principal Consultant of Bright Quest Consulting.
With over 20 years’ experience in executive leadership, business capability, risk, compliance, and governance across corporate and nonprofit sectors, Shay is dedicated to building high-performing, purpose-driven teams who are engaged and enabled in strategic execution.
Shay started his corporate career at the very bottom - in the mail room - and worked his way up to executive leadership across multiple fields, giving him truly hands on experience in finding real solutions for real business challenges. His experience is formalised through his Master of Business Administration (Distinction) and his leadership capability is recognised through his inclusion in the 2020 Google/Deloitte OUT50 Outstanding Australian Leaders and his role as a judge for the Australian Leadership Excellence Awards (Community Organisation).
A keen systems thinker, known for his practical and candid approach and solutions-focussed optimism, Shay quickly identifies and removes the obstacles holding businesses back, allowing teams to focus on what they do best — executing without distraction or delay. Driven by a passion for enabling great people to do great things, he leverages cutting-edge technology to streamline key tasks, drive consistency, and eliminate wastage - all key to lifting the engagement and enablement of your people. The result? An exceptional, scalable organization ready to thrive.
Are you a business owner feeling overwhelmed by the chaos of daily operations? You know there’s a better way, but don’t know where to begin, or have the time to try?
Are you a director, wanting to elevate your strategy, or mature your organisational risk, compliance and governance practices?
Are you the CEO of a not for profit with a team buried in administration and struggling to demonstrate your impact to funders in a way that truly highlights the importance of your work?
Let Bright Quest lighten the load and show you the way forward.
Founded by Shay, a former Financial Services Executive and not for profit Chairman, turned entrepreneur with over 20 years of corporate experience, Bright Quest specializes in delivering real solutions that tackle your business challenges head-on. Shay has built businesses, worked in and with start-ups, SMEs, major corporates, and non-profits, and understands the unique struggles you're facing.
We bring a deep understanding of AI, automation and process engineering, coupled with a flexible, tailored approach to every project, ensuring that solutions are designed specifically for your business and your budget —whether you're building from scratch or optimizing established operations. From solving risk and compliance issues, streamlining inefficiencies to scaling sustainably, we make business growth easier, faster, and more enjoyable.
We all have a unique contribution to make to our business. If you're stuck in a regulatory quagmire, bogged down by low-value tasks, or simply not delivering the results you know you should, Bright Quest can develop simple, sustainable solutions that deliver ongoing results.
Why choose bright quest?
