Jason Stom, owner.
Second-generation owner of the company his father Mike founded in 1990. Runs the business out of Pearland.
Jason took over Clear the Air in 2006, sixteen years into the company's life and an age when a lot of family-owned trades businesses either go institutional or quietly fold. He kept it family-owned and local, and raised the bar on craft and standards.
The standards came directly from his father Mike Stom, who founded Clear the Air in 1990 after a career at NASA on the Gemini, Apollo, and Space Shuttle programs. The "failure is not an option" mindset, the obsession with documenting every step, the refusal to sell what the customer does not need: those came home from NASA and have been part of the company ever since.
Everyone on the team is local, and the full-time techs train every week.
Jason in the trade press
Five independent features in HVACR Business and The ACHR News, two of the leading US HVAC trade publications, including the 2014 HVACR Business "Tops in Trucks" award.
- HVACR Business: Tops in Trucks 2014 (winner)
- The ACHR News: “Five Ways to Fail-Proof an HVAC Business” (Angela D. Harris, 2018)
- The ACHR News: “Smartphone Smarts: HVAC Contractors Talk Mobile Management” (Maria Taylor, 2018)
- The ACHR News: “Cost, Refrigerants Shape the HVAC Replacement Market” (Nicole Krawcke, 2018)
- The ACHR News: “Refresh, Unwind, and Recharge with a Vacation” (Samantha Sine, 2017)
How to reach Jason
For the business, use the website forms or call 281-992-7866. Press and partnership inquiries, including trade-publication interview requests, can come through the contact page, and past coverage is on the press page. Customer questions about a quote or service call should go through the standard booking, because the team that handles your job can answer fastest.