2021 Georgia Tiny House Festival Speakers

The Kernohans

John & Fin Kernohan are the Founders and Chairpersons of the United Tiny House Association.  They have been living the past 9+ years in their DIY, 304sqft tiny home known as Beloved Cabin and together they have created their 16-acre tiny house homestead community in the woods of Georgia.  John and Fin are the creators and owners of the World-famous 148sqft towable Tiny Firehouse – Station No. 9 and founded Tiny House Rescuers.  They are leading advocates & experts on zoning and coding in how they relates to tiny houses; DIY & off-grid experts; John is an outdoorsman as well as a being an award-wining and recognized successful businessman (John retired at the age of 49 after selling his medical research laboratory).  John, Fin, and their tiny homes, can be seen on HGTV’s “Tiny House Big Living”, the DIY Network, TODAY, Apartment Therapy, JEOPARDY!, The Rachael Ray Show, AOL’s “Dream Big-Live Small“; and on many news outlets around the World.  John and Fin are also the authors of “Tiny Talks: Communicating BIG with Love & Laughter”.  Additionally, they own a 14’ yurt, a second towable 125sqft tiny house on wheels, a skoolie, and are building a tree house on their 16-acre Georgia homestead that includes the conversion of a grain silo.  They are the organizers of this year’s 6th Annual Georgia Tiny House Festival, and have donated OVER $693K from the gate proceeds of their for-charity tiny house festivals to over 100+ charities, great causes, and the communities where they have held their events.

Jessica Rambo

Jessica is a Marine Corps veteran and has been pursuing her dream of traveling with her herd, and providing art to the veteran community. ​ Jessica uses her ten years of service in the Marine Corps to inspire her work and her passion to continue to serve.  She has traveled the globe in search of adventures that capture the essence of hardworking service members and a diverse range of cultures, and is now ready to take her family along for the ride.  Driven by the passionate belief that every veteran deserves a safe space for families to come together and bond, Jessica and her family have collectively created Painted Buffalo Studio to bring art to the veteran community. ​ The Rambo Family converted a 1997 Blue Bird school bus into a full time tiny house on wheels and traveling studio, which they moved in on August 1, 2019. Full-time bus dwellers include, Jessica (Mom), Liam (9 yrs old), Skyler (13 yrs old), Bella (Service Dog, Black Lab), Atlas (Blue Heeler), Sushi (Turkish Van Cat), Smokey, (Domestic Short Hair) and a leopard gecko named Lemon.

Daniel & Rachael Messick

Meet Daniel & Rachel Messick!  Over the past 3 years, Daniel and Rachel have converted their van TheMessiJourney (aka – Banana Van Adventures) four times in cost effective ways. It has been known across the community as “the Swiss army knife” of vans. Their mission on the road was to empower people to regain the confidence they had as youths and simplify their lives to focus on what really matters. They have traveled 38 states and 4 countries in the van! Last year they lived in Guatemala for 5 weeks in the van to obtain a certificate to teach English across the globe. That plan has been put on hold due to COVID-19, so they are now taking their passion for DIY Empowerment and setting up shop in Oregon. They will be doing everything from full builds to consultation in efforts to help others bring their tiny house dreams to life!