What It Feels Like to Take the Stage as "Just a Homeschool Mom"

Jennifer Schillaci • April 22, 2026

Anchored in Freedom Summit | April 23–24, 2026

I almost talked myself out of it.


Not the speaking part — I've been telling this story for the past thirteen years, around campfires and at rallies and in podcast episodes and in the margins of a life lived on the road. I know how to tell it.


What I almost talked myself out of was believing that a room full of people, even if it is virtual,  needed to hear it from me.


That little voice is familiar to a lot of us. It's the one that says you're not credentialed enough, not polished enough, not the kind of person who gets invited as a keynote speaker at a summit. It's the voice that adds the word "just" in front of everything you are.


I'm just a homeschool mom. I'm just figuring it out as I go. I'm just a woman who packed up her kids and her faith and rolled out of a driveway in 2013 with a military retirement check and absolutely no business plan.


This week, I had the honor of opening the Anchored in Freedom Summit as the keynote speaker — a two-day event bringing together RV entrepreneurs, mobile business owners, and freedom-seekers who are building real lives and real income on the road. I am still processing what it means to stand in that space and say the things I said out loud.


You're going to have to register for the summit (it's free) to hear what I said.


But I will tell you this — it starts with "just a homeschool mom" and it ends somewhere very different.


What Is the Anchored in Freedom Summit?


The Anchored in Freedom Summit is built for people who have chosen a different kind of life, or people who are standing at the edge of that choice, wondering if they're brave enough to jump.


This isn't a highlight reel event. It's two days of practical strategies built for RV entrepreneurs and hands-on operations from the road — real tactics for increasing bookings, streamlining on-the-road operations, and building recurring revenue from mobile services.


Hosted and moderated by Kimberly Henrie — host of the Living the Good Life Podcast, wellness advocate, longtime radio personality, and full-time RVer herself — the whole thing feels less like a conference and more like a very good campfire conversation with people who actually know what they're talking about.


Here's who is showing up and what they're bringing to the table.

Day One — Wednesday, April 23


Jennifer Schillaci — Keynote

LearnToRV.com   Learn to RV The Podcast   RV Roofing Solutions 

 Learn to RV The Course (Pre-sale NOW)   2026 RV PRO Honoree


Woah..... That's me. I'm kicking things off.


I have a lot to share with you and I'm not going to give it away here — register and come find out why I keep saying the phrase "just a homeschool mom." I promise it lands somewhere good.


Patrick Smith

AI on the Road: The RV Entrepreneur's Guide to Working Smarter from Anywhere

If you've been wondering how to actually use AI tools to run your mobile business more efficiently — not theoretically, but practically, from wherever you're parked — this is the session. Patrick is bringing tactical strategies you can implement immediately.


Cryst'l Sheer

Preparing for the Unexpected: Advance Care Planning for Life on the Road

This is the session nobody wants to think about and everybody needs. Full-time RV life is beautiful and it is also unpredictable, and Cryst'l is walking through how to get your affairs in order so that the unexpected doesn't derail everything you've built.


John Paduchak

The Freedom Grid: How to Run a Real Business from Anywhere

This one is for the operators. The people who aren't just traveling and calling it a business — they're actually running something. John is breaking down the framework for building a business that functions no matter where you're parked.

Day Two — Thursday, April 24

Friday's lineup is just as strong. 


Jessica Jorgenson

Connected Without Being Consumed: Tech Boundaries for the Traveling Professional

How do you stay connected to your business without losing yourself to the scroll? Jessica is tackling the boundary conversation that every traveling professional needs to have — and giving you a practical framework to actually do something about it.


Sue Brooke

Business with Purpose: Aligning Passion, Story, and Strategy

If your business feels disconnected from the reason you started it, Sue's session is for you. This is about building something that actually reflects who you are — and using your story as the strategic asset it already is.


Sarah Jones

Financial Strategy for Your Travels

The money talk. The one that matters more than almost anything else when you're running a mobile business. Sarah is bringing real financial strategy — not generic advice, but tactics built for the realities of life and business on the road.


Mike Mallon

The 4D Shield: Mastering RV Security Through Intentional Design

Security is one of those topics full-time RVers know matters and often don't talk about enough. Mike is changing that with a practical, intentional framework for protecting yourself, your family, and your business wherever you're camped.


Sebastian Samuel

Your Brand is the Anchor: How to Build a Business People Trust Anywhere

This one is going to resonate. Sebastian is talking about what it actually means to build trust with an audience when you don't have a brick-and-mortar address or a traditional business structure. Spoiler: your brand is more powerful than you think.


Luca Pizzale

The RV Tax Playbook: Mistakes to Avoid + Opportunities to Save

If you are running a business from an RV and you haven't had a serious conversation about your tax strategy, this session is not optional. Luca is covering the mistakes that cost mobile entrepreneurs money and the real opportunities most people leave on the table.

What Is an RV Summit & Why Should You Join This One?

If you've never attended a virtual summit before, here's the short version: it's a curated lineup of expert speakers, all gathered around a specific topic, delivered online so you can attend from wherever you're parked. No flights. No hotel. No leaving your rig. Just plug in, show up, and walk away with things you can actually use.


An RV summit specifically is built around the unique realities of life on the road — the logistics, the finances, the business challenges, the mindset shifts, and the community that makes all of it sustainable. It's not a general entrepreneurship conference that happens to mention RVs once. It's built from the ground up for people who are living this life.


Most business and lifestyle content out there assumes you have a fixed address, a predictable schedule, a traditional tax situation, and a local professional network you can tap when things get complicated. Full-time RVers have none of those things — and the strategies that work in a conventional setup often don't translate to life on the road.


An RV summit fills that gap. You get experts who understand your actual situation. You get strategies you can implement without a home base. You get a room full of people — virtually speaking — who are asking the same questions you are and building the same kinds of lives.


Why should you join this one specifically?

Because the Anchored in Freedom Summit isn't theoretical. The speakers aren't people who read about RV entrepreneurship — they're people living it, building it, and bringing what they've actually learned to the table. Two days. Ten sessions. Topics ranging from AI tools and tax strategy to brand building, security, financial planning, and advance care planning — all of it designed for the realities of a mobile business life.


And it's easily accessible. You don't have to travel to a venue, pay for a hotel, or rearrange your route. You just show up where you already are.


That's the whole point of freedom, isn't it?


This summit is built for you. The people parked at a campground answering emails. The people routing their schedule around the next install, the next rally, or the next podcast drop. The people who chose freedom and are now figuring out how to build something sustainable inside of it.


That's exactly why I said yes when Kimberly asked me to open it.


Register Now

The Anchored in Freedom Summit runs April 23–24, 2026. Both days are loaded with sessions you can actually use.


Register here


And if the idea of building something real on the road resonates with you — come listen. We built Learn to RV on the principle that no one should have to figure this out alone.


You don't have to figure this out alone... What are you waiting for?

Jennifer Schillaci is the owner of LearnToRV.com, host of Learn to RV The Podcast, co-owner of RV Roofing Solutions, and a 2026 RV PRO Women in Business Honoree. She has been a full-time RVer since 2013 with her family.


Jennifer is married to Frank Schillaci USMC Ret. & has homeschooled & roadschooled their 7 children. You can follow their personal journey at Narrowroadschoolers


New episodes of Learn to RV The Podcast drop three times a week at learntorvthepodcast.com.


The Learn to RV Course is in prelaunch now — grab founding member pricing at LearnToRVthecourse.com

 before May 1st.

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