My Story & Mission
Resume – Markus Skupeika – 2025
After a successful professional basketball career with FIBA I took a new challenge of expanding my business career. Building companies and teams using the experience, contacts, and discipline instilled in me from my career as a professional basketball, collegiate basketball player, and top 50 Florida athlete at Chaminade-Madonna graduate, 1997.
I was fortunate enough to build four successful companies which all have an amazing group of people currently managing them since 2005.
This left myself with the time needed to discover new ways to contribute to society.
Going back to the court, I found myself being called to assist in coaching and developing younger athletes based on the skillset, honor and hard work my kids displayed on and off the court.
What led me to being a coach after retiring was witnessing the large skill gap within college, high school, travel leagues, and AAU in comparison young athletes learn in FIBA.
Training my two sons and other athletes I was called upon by coaches and parents to assist in reaching these athletes maximum potential. I was in shock by coaches and athletes having no understanding of methods we learned in FIBA.
There were common skill gaps younger athletes in Unites States were not being taught. As such, reacting to dynamic situations of what was presented both on offense and defense. In most cases athletes are being taught robotic routines, plays, and using shear force to create opportunities — rather than calmly and strategically teaching athletes how to exploit other teams weakness in that specific moment.
This style of play I implement into organizations is similar to programming and physics, which I have a firm understanding from my business career working with technology, manufacturing, and financial trading.
I am proud to say that the methods of coaching I instill in our athletes are recognized by the Archdiocese of Miami, in 2025. This was truly an honor for me in my career that weighs much heavier than any business or athletic accomplishment.
The Moment I Knew I Could Assist Young Athletes
Coaching younger athletes I discovered routines & cycles that would commonly occur. My players were taught to make quick decisions — “if this happens, then a player has these options.” Continuing this strategy within games I would notice a phase transition & waterfall effect causing the opposing teams to breakdown. These opponents would have to adjust with a new strategy.
While teaching foundational reactive fundamentals takes longer to incorporate within players. Opposing teams either did not yet know how to or have the patience to teach athletes the options available to them. I invested my efforts teaching athletes “foundational decision making” and the methods learned from FIBA.
No matter what strategy a team implemented our players would always have options and understand the highest probability outcome.
This is how the players and organizations I am involved with win and play calmly and strategically.
By incorporating practices causing players think and react to commonalities that happen on the court. I noticed the athletes I trained dramatically increased the odds of their teams winning championships. To the point where, I was asked by directors and coaches to implement this style of basketball into their organization.
Unknowingly, I assumed these basic basketball methodologies were being implemented at all levels of sport organizations. To put it bluntly they were not and this has brought me full circle back into the world of basketball. I now find myself re-engineering my methods of teaching organizations how to win, something I learned from my coaching apprenticeship at Duke University.
Below you will find my career, coaching, and player experience.
Business Experience
CEO, SKUPEIKA HOLDINGS & DIVISION OF COMPANIES — 2017-PRESENT
Investment company which manages trademarks, intellectual property, and investing for the divisions of companies developed by Markus Skupeika with the mission to offer security for my family if needed during turbulent times.
CEO, GREEN BEAN BUDDY LLC — 2017-PRESENT
https://www.greenbeanbuddy.com/our-story
One of the largest online retail organizations to sell natural pesticides using a natural formula derived from my travels internationally speaking with local tribes who shared their ancient ingredients to combat pests and infuse wellness into our customers lives.
CEO, MY CLEANING PRODUCT LLC — 2007-PRESENT
https://www.MyCleaningProducts.com
Manufacturing company with plant and facility located in Texas. Producing natural pest products, rust removal products, stone & marble care products, janitorial products, mold and mildew products, and many other natural non harmful formulations to distribute thru wholesalers and our online retail company Green Bean Buddy LLC.
CEO, DREAMWARE ENTERPRISE CORP — 2005-PRESENT
The internal Software and marketing company to manage the online presence and marketing of Green Bean Buddy LLC and My Cleaning Products LLC created during my time overseas and immediately after my professional career with FIBA.
Athletics Experience
Markus Skupeika accolades in coaching and athletics experience.
RECOGNIZED COACH BY THE ARCHDIOCESES OF MIAMI — 2025
Both myself and my assistant Coach Fred Maas invested our efforts teaching young players how to succeed on and off the court with honor and faith. I was extremely proud to be recognized by the Arch Diocese of Miami for my coaching with the Little Flower organization.
TRAVEL & AAU – 7TH / 8TH / 9TH GRADE — 2025
Advised and coached practices, private training, and games with multiple travel teams around Broward county on strategies and methods to help the team reach finals in multiple tournaments such as the Disney ESPN, McGhee, Alliance, Big House, Alliance, and Balling on the Beach.
COACH APPRENTICESHIP, DUKE UNIVERSITY — 2025
Attended Jon Scheyer Duke Basketball Camp in June, 2025 with my two sons to incorporate leadership and update my knowledge of the game of basketball.
COACH APPRENTICESHIP, DUKE UNIVERSITY — 2024
Attended Jon Scheyer Duke Basketball Camp in June, 2024 with my two sons to incorporate leadership and update my knowledge of the game of basketball.
VARSITY HEAD COACH, LITTLE FLOWER MIDDLE SCHOOL — 2023
Was asked by the coaching staff to be head coach and help team win second place in the conference finals both years coaching. Teaching younger athletes the importance of reacting to defenses and situations like we learned in FIBA.
COACHING DEVELOPMENT, US CENTER FOR COACHING EXCELLENCE / VIRTUS CERTIFIED — 2023
Certified in recognition for excellence in professional development in ethical, moral, and spiritual coaching practices on October 2023, by Sean McKeown. “Play Like a Champion”
HEAD COACH (14YR – 17YR OLDS), HOLLYWOOD YMCA BASKETBALL — 2021-2024
After returning to US I observed the improper play of US basketball while watching my son play in multiple leagues and decided to take on the coaching position with 14 – 17 year olds.
Immediately taught the athletes motion offense and how to correctly react to defenses like I learned from my FIBA career. After the success of the style of play taught at the YMCA. The director asked me to setup training clinics.
SHOOTING GUARD, FIBA EUROPE – KAPFENBURG MONTAN BEARS / SUPERFUND BULLS) — 2003-2006
Received a “cannot refuse” contract with the number one teams in Austria, Kapfenburg. Learning under a former Toronto Raptors coach on the strategy style of FIBA basketball.
- Became starter mid season as 2nd year player due to understanding FIBA style of play
- Help team win 5th place FIBA Champions Cup
- Help team win the Austria Cup
- Fortunate to learn FIBA style of play under coach Michael Schritterweisser who also had coaching experience with Toronto Raptors
SHOOTING GUARD, FIBA EUROPE – FIT/ONE WURZBURG BASKETS 2002-2003
Rookie season on established FIBA Europe team known for “Dirk Novitski” accolades. Discovered the strategic style of FIBA basketball on how to read defenses and react which is only taught at higher levels of professional sports.
- Learned the in-depth strategic style of FIBA basketball that was not taught in US
- Played as shooting guard in FIBA world cup around the world
- Began career behind star shooting guard as a top 6th player in FIBA Amateur Athletics Experience
SHOOTING GUARD, PALM BEACH ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY — 1999-2001
Leading scorer for the sailfish and awarded all conference player both junior and senior year. Invited to Utah professional basketball camp and was immediately signed with FIBA Europe.
- Two-Time All Conference Player
- Led team to Conference Finals both years
- Private invite to Utah Professional Basketball camp
- Received invitation contract for NBA D League with Miami Heat
- Received guaranteed FIBA Europe contract and left immediately to Europe
SHOOTING GUARD, ST THOMAS UNIVERSITY – 1998-1999
Led the wild cats in scoring and rebounding. Played on national televised games on the sunshine network. All conference player during second year in college.
- Played on national televised games – Sunshine Network
- Learned how to handle defeat from missing game winning shot in conference finals
- Lead team in scoring, rebounding & was all conference player as sophomore
- In 1999 STU terminated basketball program
- Decided to stay close to home with full scholarship at Palm Beach Atlantic University
SHOOTING GUARD, SOUTH CAROLINA SPARTANBURG- 1997-1998
Won the Peach Belt Conference as a star freshmen player from out of state.
- Won Peach Belt Championship as star freshmen
- At end of season in 1998, head coach was recruited to Georgia Bulldogs
- Immediately was recruited by coach Tom Kenna (Chaminade Grad, 1994 / Current Cape Coral High Athletic Directory) & Coach Sullivan head coach at STU
SMALL FORWARD, CHAMINADE MADONNA COLLEGE PREP HIGH SCHOOL — 1994-1997
Fortunate enough to train individually under Coach Bob Depathy (Chaminade Grad) who was a former professional basketball player, playing with Dr. J in the CBA. Also played basketball on the same team as my father at Chaminade.
- Top 50 Players In State of Florida & Invited to Adidas Top 50 Camp
- Top Scorer in Broward Country 1997
- Top 5 Scorer & Rebounder in Broward County 1995-1997
- 4 Year Starter on VarsityEducation
Education
Palm Beach Atlantic University — Computer Science, 2002
Chaminade-Madonna Prep, 1997
Nativity Catholic School, 1984 -1993
Skills
- Highly strategic thinker using systems and processes to achieve outcomes
- Passionate to help others achieve greatness
- Honorable and loyal to those whom I trust and works with
- Giving and respectful to everyone
- Believing in others when at times they don’t believe in themselves
Awards
All accolades can be viewed within my experience profile in the pages above.
References
Can send contact information upon request.
Johnny Schaeffer, Coach at Chaminade-Maddona Prep,
Fred Maas, Former Chief of Police of Sunny Isles, Board Member of VIRTUS
Bob Depathy, Chaminade Alumni, Former Coach & Professional Basketball Player