Buckley attended Mazenod College in Mulgrave where he completed his Higher School Certificate.

[citation needed] Buckley was appointed Market Research Manager for Safeway/Woolworths working on new store development and new product ranges.

[6] Buckley appeared on behalf of Ultra Tune and other independent after sales service providers in December 2016 at the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission and Australian Automotive Aftermarket Association enquiry into the monopoly that new car manufacturers are attempting to sustain on after sales servicing.

[12][13] Buckley is involved in supporting boxing and Ultra Tune currently sponsors Randy Petalcorin.

[16] In 2009, Buckley instigated legal proceedings for defamation (Buckley v Herald & Weekly Times) against Russell Robertson and the Herald Sun newspaper, seeking damages in the Melbourne Supreme Court over two articles which appeared in News Corp Australia newspapers in 2007 and 2008.