Meet Jason Malewiski | Executive Director of Servolution Network, Inc.

We had the good fortune of connecting with Jason Malewiski and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Jason, let’s talk legacy – what do you want yours to be?
When I leave this life, I want my legacy to be one in which I put Jesus first, my wife and my family next, and that I inspired others to love their neighbor like the Bible tells us to; I would love for people to remember me as a genuine man who carried himself with integrity and compassion. Servolution Network was born out of 20 years of service to my country coupled with a calling on my life to Love God, Love People.

I’ve been a big checklist guy my whole life and what I’ve learned is that your “list” should be really simple: Love God, Love People, and Love Your City. Loving God means you’ve got to put Him first in everything you do. Without this first rule, it’s really impossible to do the other two.

To love people is not just about loving your friends or the people who are easy to love. It’s also about loving the ones who are hard to love–and to love them equally well.

By loving your city, it means to take opportunities to share the love of Jesus with people who may have never seen people love like you did. That means loving and serving them where they’re at, because, yeah, the world is a mess for sure, and so many people are not thinking about helping their neighbors.

I want part of my legacy to be for Servolution Network to continue to succeed after I’ve left. I’ve seen the power of our network to help love so many neighbors. I always say there’s power in the ask–our network partners, donors, and others continually step up, and I’d love to see that continue long after I’m gone. We strive to be transparent, and we continue to handle ourselves professionally and it is crucial that we be the best stewards we can be. I believe the community trusts us to ask with integrity, transparency, and with the right intentions. I’m incredibly proud of what we’ve been able to accomplish by loving God, loving people, and loving our city.

I recall a time a couple of years ago when our network put this into action. It was a week or two when all of our HVAC partners–and keep in mind that they’re competitors of each other–came together to help us not only get our new warehouse operational but also worked on projects to help homeowners. To paraphrase Harry S. Truman, I think it’s amazing what we can accomplish when nobody worries about who gets the credit! Yes, the selflessness of those business partners was awesome to watch. They had such a rewarding time working together that it has caused them to continue to collaborate on our Good Neighbors projects when they can. When I see that happening it’s confirmation that we’re carrying out God’s will for our communities. I can’t stress it enough that we live in the BEST commUNITY around!

Can you open up a bit about your work and career? We’re big fans and we’d love for our community to learn more about your work.
I grew up an only child of a single mom that lived meal to meal on welfare in Wisconsin. After I graduated, I joined the military in large part because I wanted to flee a lifestyle of poverty and I wanted to explore the world. This is arguably one of the best decisions of my life.

I spent 20 years in the military and went to night school for both my bachelor’s at Columbia College and my Masters in Business at Central Michigan University. I joined the Navy to work on airplanes for 7 years; after getting my degree I was commissioned as an Acquisition Program Manager in the Air Force and served 13 years, retiring in 2015. Professionally, I work in the DFW area as a Program Integrator for the Department of Defense. Along the way, my beautiful wife and I adopted five awesome kids.

Time and time again, we were shown we have our plans, but God had other plans to help Krystal and I make a decision to come to Azle, Texas, instead of Washington, DC. The job in DC would have forced me to choose between career and family (my will or God’s will). It was both a hard and an easy decision. In the end, God and my family won over any ambition I had. Looking back, that decision will probably leave far more of a legacy than the position in DC would have.

Throughout our organization’s life, I relied on God, hard work, perseverance, coaching, mentoring, trusting, and doing my best to empower people. I’ve definitely learned a ton along the way.

We are nothing without our network – from our AMAZING volunteers to our donors, sponsors, contractors, churches, and city governments. Time and time again they’ve been proven to rise to the challenge of helping when situations are desperate; I use the hashtag #ButGod because He is constantly nudging somebody to step up and help our community.

There are so many lessons I’ve learned, but probably the most basic is to be willing to ask–as I’ve said earlier, there really is power in the ask! Also, wherever they’re at, people matter, because when you look at it, one person CAN make a difference. But together, we can make even more of a difference! I’ve really seen that community is where it’s at and that it’s ok to let leaders lead when they’re using their God-given talents.

I really want the world to know that God can turn your mess into a message. At one point, I did choose career over family, which almost caused me to throw it all away. I’m glad I didn’t, because even though life can get messy (I have five teenagers now), it’s worth it. So now, I operate on this thought: “I’m a nobody who wants to tell everybody about somebody named Jesus”. He alone can change your life and guide your path.

Here’s what I want people to understand about Servolution Network: the fabric of America was built on loving your neighbor. It’s so important: so let’s do it!

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
A must-go for Texas is the Ft. Worth Stockyards to take in the sights and watch the cattle drive I’d take them to Chandor Gardens and Beefmasters Steakhouse in Weatherford
Burger’s Lake for recreation in Ft. Worth–it’s a 30-acre park with a spring-fed lake–it’s my kids’ go to place–they love it!
Ft. Worth Zoo – #1 zoo in America
San Antonio RiverWalk for shopping & eating Mexican food
Reunion Tower in Dallas
I’d also take them to where JFK was shot and the JFK assassination museum in Dallas
At home, we’d relax, grill, and swim
For exciting people we’d want them to meet, we’d take them to our church and go next door to give them a tour of our new Servolution Network warehouse building (we won the Mueller/Texas Country Reporter Helping Hand building donation in 2021).

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
Of course, I’d love to give a shoutout to the original Servolution. Their model of helping communities after Hurricane Katrina planted the seeds you see now. But really, Pastors Chad Geeslin and Mike Miles at The Church at Azle are who really got us going. They were incredible in empowering me, trusting us through growing pains, and guiding and mentoring me in the process. We ALMOST missed it – without me wearing a random Servolution shirt on a Wednesday night, and Pastor Chad not asking “What is that?”, this may not have never happened. Instead, his words were, “We need this in Azle”.

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Family photo from Love Your Smile Photography