About Us

Rod Knight  - CFO

Rod is a fifth generation beef producer and grew up at Coonabarabran on his family’s property. In 1986 Rod won a scholarship, sponsored by the CWA, that enabled him to spend 4 months in the USA and Canada studying beef production,processing and marketing. On his return Rod worked as Executive Assistant to the chairman of the Meat industry Authority and later on (1993) becoming a producer elected board member of the Authority.

Having completed Grazing for Profit and Executive Link Programs, Rod, his wife Isobel and their three children ran their beef breeding and fattening operation at Binnaway. Rod returned to the US in 2003 with Jim & Grahame to study under Bud Williams and develop Buds’ marketing techniques for Australia. Now based at Tamworth Rod predominantly trades cows & young cattle using the Sell/Buy methodology. Rod also has experience trading futures in the commodity market.

Through Rod’s involvement in the KLR Marketing School and Low Stress Stock Handling School he has a natural teaching ability balanced with real life practical experience to encourage producers to consider different approaches to managing their livestock and their operations. 

Grahame is the KLR Operations Manager co - presents the
KLR school with Rod & assists Mastermind members with implementation.

Grahame Rees - Operations Manager

Grahame a 4th generation sheep and wool producer, who grew up on the family property at Ivanhoe in western NSW.

On completing his schooling, Grahame spent two years at Longreach Pastoral College where he developed his passion for people, livestock and the rangelands. Grahame has spent the last 20 years with his wife Ros and two children, on their property “Peneena” near Ivanhoe, building on his knowledge, as well as participating in programs such as Grazing for Profit and Executive Link.

In 1999 Grahame was able to spend some time with Bud Williams on his visit to Australia,which ignited an interest in Low Stress Stockhandling.Over the next couple of years Grahame and Ros experienced the benefits of handling livestock using Bud's methods. In 2002 Grahame joined with Jim Lindsay  to deliver LSS schools right across Australia, now assisting 1,000's of  livestock handlers to improve their livestock handling.

After spending 3 weeks with Rod visiting Bud & Eunice in Texas, Grahame, along with his partners spent the next 12 months developing the KLR Marketing school. He is passionate about sharing both LSS and KLR Marketing because they both open up the opportunity to everyone involved in the livestock industry's.

Jim is CEO & assists mastermind members with implementation.

Jim Lindsay - CEO

Ken Haylan   - Coaching

Ken is actively trading livestock using KLR principles on his property near Blayney in NSW. His background in commercial business comes with a lifetime of experience.

Ken provides the opportunity for one on one coaching and mentoring to groups assisting with implementation of KLR Marketing into a livestock business.