Author Archives: Paul Waltz

About Paul Waltz

Paul Waltz is Fat Atom’s Senior Account Manager. He is in charge of controlling the chaos that often comes with the management and setup of marketing campaigns on the scale that we implement for our clients on a daily basis. He has the natural ability to remain calm in stressful situations that would leave a typical person with sleepless nights and a sizable therapist's bill. This makes him a reliable and clear-minded part of Fat Atom. Paul also holds a certificate in Project Management from IUPUI. In his free time he is a music enthusiast, runner, cyclist, gamer, archer and also helps local musicians and radio stations with their online initiatives.

Make a Choice

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Paul Waltz

“If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice.” - RushOne of the largest challenges I face as a Project and Account Manager is keeping a project moving forward when presented with several possible paths. The creativity … Read More

Learn How To Learn

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Paul Waltz

WARNING: It's ABOUT TO get existential, folks.In the world of business Fat Atom is an anomaly. Anyone who read the recent Indiana Business Journal article featuring the "Island of Misfit Toys," as we lovingly call ourselves, can attest to that. … Read More

90% Justification

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Paul Waltz

"A truly good book teaches me better than to read it. I must soon lay it down, and commence living on its hint. What I began by reading, I must finish by acting."-Henry David ThoreauSeveral weeks ago I, along with … Read More

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Herding the Cats and Keeping Your Sanity

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Paul Waltz

Thanks to Edward Sanchez for the large, friendly letters Ever had one of those days where you felt you needed to be doing three or more things at once? Of course you have. Everyone has. I can promise that you … Read More

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Why Don't You Call Anymore?

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Paul Waltz

In my role as an Account Manager at Fat Atom I get paid to communicate - a lot. Emails, comments, instant messages, text messages, Tweets, Facebook updates and even the occasional fax (yes, people still do this!). Yet as the … Read More

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Projects: You've Got Issues

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Paul Waltz

Almost everything in this world begins with an idea. Those ideas usually occur because someone has the problem of not being able to do something easily enough. Potato peelers exist due to someone's dislike of eating the skins. Straws were … Read More

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Fat Atom: People When You Want 'Em, Dashboard When You Don't

Posted on November 16, 2010 by Paul Waltz

Here at Fat Atom we like to think of ourselves as being friendly and fun people with which to work. We genuinely enjoy chatting with our clients, but we've been working very hard on an incredibly cool new tool that … Read More

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Fat Atom sponsors Friends of the Orphans golf outing

Posted on September 13, 2010 by Paul Waltz

Fat Atom is proud to take part in sponsoring the 10th Annual Friends of the Orphans Canada golf outing! Friends of the Orphans is an organization that supports Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos homes for orphaned and abandoned children, in nine countries … Read More