Last Updated on August 2, 2025 by Owen McGab Enaohwo
The Impact of Implementing SweetProcess at a Glance
* Scaled from 15+ to 40+ employees in under 5 years
* Centralized documentation across HR, IT, and operations
* Cut employee onboarding time by more than 50%
* Created a self-service knowledge base used daily by the team
* Freed up leadership hours to focus on growth and client delivery
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Ted Pope, Founder & Principal of 2050 Partners
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Building a Sustainable Future, One Energy Solution at a Time
While other founders built traditional consulting firms, Ted Pope set out to do something different. He assembled a team of out-of-the-box thinkers with one mission: to reshape the future of energy.
Co-founded by Ted and Whitney Pope, 2050 Partners is a professional services company specializing in decarbonization, energy efficiency, and regulatory consulting. Their clients, including utilities, governments, national labs, and nonprofits, rely on them to help solve some of the most complex challenges in the energy space.
This isn’t work that gets solved in a few calls and checklists. It requires deep research, cross-sector coordination, and a team that understands over 100 technical systems, from building codes to industrial appliance standards.
But with this complexity comes the need for structure. And as 2050 Partners grew, that structure was missing.
2050 Partners’ Reality Before SweetProcess
When the company was still a lean 15-person team, much of the administrative work, from HR to IT, subcontractor invoicing, and compliance, fell on the shoulders of a few individuals.
Processes were documented in Word documents and scattered spreadsheets. Onboarding new team members involved lengthy lectures from Ted and frequent back-and-forth emails. Delegating tasks to staff was risky, especially when procedures hadn’t been written down or were easily forgotten.
“As I get older, I get more forgetful,” Ted joked. “It became clear we needed to start documenting our procedures… You can’t do it e...
