John McGuckin, CEO, Clio Snacks

The Think Factory Podcast · Oct 20, 2026 · 23m

In this episode of the Think Factory Podcast, John McGuckin, CEO of Clio Snacks, discusses the company’s entrepreneurial beginnings, rapid growth, and strategy for building a snack brand around changing consumer preferences. John shares how founder Sergei Konchakovsky turned a simple idea inspired by chocolate-covered yogurt bars into a growing business, expanding from a small garage operation to an 85,000-square-foot facility producing more than 150 million bars annually. Drawing from his experience with companies including Kellogg’s, Kraft, Nestlé, and Sabra, John explains how Clio is…