At Globowl Baby Food, we celebrate the incredible women shaping the next generation. This International Women’s Day, we’re highlighting the voices of inspiring moms in our community!
Meet Ashley Kirby!
👶 Your littles:Mikey- 11, Ava - 3, and Grayson - 1
🏡 Where do you live? Royersford, PA
📲: thekirbycrew_
Being a Role Model
What does it mean to you to be a role model for your children? Being a role model for my children means being a good example of the right way to treat others, how I handle challenges, and how I care for myself and my family. Also things like apologizing when I mess up, setting boundaries, and letting them see that even moms have big feelings. It’s not about being perfect; it’s about being real. Because at the end of the day, they’re not just listening to my words—they’re watching my actions. I want my kids to look at me as an example of the kind of person they want to be when they grow up.
What values do you hope to instill in them as they grow? Kindness, patience, confidence, resilience, and determination.
Life & Motherhood
What do you love most about where you live and raising a family there? We live in a wonderful community with great schools! There are always community events for families, a lot of places for kids activities, and a lot of our neighbors have kids of similar ages.
What is one of the biggest challenges you’ve faced as a woman and how have you overcome it? I think as women we are expected to just juggle everything life throws at us effortlessly— having a family, a career, being a good spouse, keeping up with friendships and hobbies. It is exhausting! I realized that in order to manage everything, we have to ask for help and realize that not everything will be perfect or balanced and there’s no need to always feel guilty about it— still a work in progress!
What advice would you give to other moms navigating motherhood and career/personal goals? Don’t forget that you are a person outside of being a mom. It’s okay to want to be successful at both being a mom and having a great career or accomplishing personal goals. It’s very, very, easy to get lost in motherhood. Maintaining/pursuing your goals will not only help you be a better person, but a happier mom too!
Women Who Inspire You
Who is a female role model that has inspired you in your life? My grandmom (maternal)
What lessons have you learned from her that you carry with you today? I always remember my grandmom being there for us. She prioritized family. EVERYONE loved her— she was so loving, funny, charismatic, kind. I learned from her that presence is so important. Just giving someone your time, a listening ear, a hug can mean the world and make someone’s day/moment better.
Choosing Globowl for Your Family
Why did you choose Globowl Baby Food for your little one(s)? My little ones are more willing to try flavorful foods than my oldest ever was! I love that Globowl uses organic ingredients and gives little ones the opportunity to experience international flavors!
How has Globowl made mealtime easier or more meaningful for your family? Dinner time is crazy in my house between doing homework, cooking, pre-bedtime sleepy sillies. Having Globowl on hand takes one less thing off my to do list by having healthy meals for the little ones!
Celebrating Women
This year’s International Women’s Day theme is "Accelerate Action" - how do you hope to accelerate action for the next generation? I hope to encourage my daughter to participate in activities that make her happy, be herself, play sports, go for leadership roles, and be informed about her health. I will teach my sons that women are strong, more than capable, and deserving of anything a man can achieve. It’s important for us as parents to instill gender equality values in our kids!
Meet Jax Turyna Fetters!
👶 Your little one: Gage, 2 years old
🏡 Where do you live? Chicago, IL
📲: jaxturyna
Being a Role Model
What does it mean to you to be a role model for your child? Being a role model for my child means being the best that I can be. That doesn’t mean I’ll be perfect but when I face things I want to show him how to navigate them. I want to show him how we can get through anything. When you make mistakes, owning them and turning them into learning experiences. I’m far from perfect but making sure I show him life’s about growth, learning and evolving.
What values do you hope to instill in them as they grow? My hope is that my son becomes a good person who is kind, caring, respectful, and has good values.
Life & Motherhood
What do you love most about where you live and raising a family there? Chicago is a great place to raise a family. It’s the midwest and has midwestern values while being a major city.
What is one of the biggest challenges you’ve faced as a woman and how have you overcome it? I think woman face a lot of challenges. I’m not sure if it’s the biggest but in professional settings, I have been the only women in the room and that alone can be challenging. I have found it important to remember I am qualified to be in the room and my thoughts are valuable. I can add value to the conversation. Always reminding myself of that.
What advice would you give to other moms navigating motherhood and career/personal goals? You can do anything you want. Sometimes it feels like things aren’t possible but if you want to do it, you can. Also, remember balance may not happen in every season. Every stage of my son’s life, I have felt different things have been possible vs challenging.
Also, I have seen this quote a few times and I have started embracing it, their childhood is your motherhood. I am cherishing the season of life we are in and making sure we do everything we want to because when I look back, I want to know I was able to enjoy this time period.
Women Who Inspire You
Who is a female role model that has inspired you in your life? My role model is my mom. She’s a true warrior and the strongest person I know! She has overcome everything that life has thrown at her and she always ends up better for it.
What lessons have you learned from her that you carry with you today?
- I have learned everything is fixable. We can always find a solution.
- You are stronger than you know!
Choosing Globowl for Your Family
Why did you choose Globowl Baby Food for your little one? I love the clean ingredients. It’s all whole foods. That’s very important to me. Also, I love the different flavors because they are so unique and they are dishes I eat just mini versions.
How has Globowl made mealtime easier or more meaningful for your family? We use Globowl for quicker meals and it allows us to know our sons getting good food. We love adding it to pasta and making it a sauce. It’s tasty and full of veggies.
Shout out to Ashley and Jax as they have been an integral part of creating social content and having their little ones test out new recipes for Globowl. If you're interested in becoming a Globowl Brand Ambassador, we are accepting applications here!
