Welcome

We started ChangeWell Training Academy because we kept seeing the same thing: smart, dedicated professionals doing important work, but struggling to express it in ways that felt clear, confident, or natural.

Medicine, science, and leadership exist to create better lives and new possibilities for people. Yet most professionals are never taught how to communicate that work with clarity and confidence. We wanted to help change that.

Our goal is simply to help you find your voice, clarify your message, and share your work in a way that feels authentic, grounded, and true to who you are.

Mark J. Tager, MD is a physician-educator and executive communication strategist who has spent more than two decades training healthcare leaders, clinicians, and life-science executives to communicate complex medical and scientific ideas with clarity, confidence, and influence. 

As CEO of ChangeWell Training Academy, Dr. Tager has personally designed and delivered executive coaching programs, live workshops, and industry training initiatives that have reached professionals from early-career clinicians to C-suite executives. 

His work focuses on executive presence, scientific storytelling, consultative communication, and the ability to motivate belief and action without sacrificing clinical or scientific rigor.

Uniquely positioned at the intersection of medicine, education, and performance, Dr. Tager brings “health chops” that resonate instantly with scientific and clinical audiences. 

He has served as a national speaker, moderator, and content developer for major medical conferences, healthcare organizations, and life-science companies, and has produced CME-level educational programs, executive trainings, and thought-leadership content across integrative medicine, microbiome science, aesthetics, and wellness. 

Known for his ability to help leaders articulate their Journey Story—the narrative that aligns purpose, credibility, and strategy—Dr. Tager enables executives to become more visible, more trusted, and more effective communicators in high-stakes environments

Robert John Hughes is a senior executive communication and performance coach whose career spans journalism, broadcast media, and leadership training at the highest levels. 

Early in his career, he was a White House TV & radio news correspondent for a major American broadcaster. His assignments included covering national leadership and high-stakes political events where clarity, accuracy, and composure under pressure were essential. 

He later built an extensive career in radio broadcasting and professional voice-over work, developing a deep mastery of vocal control, tone, pacing, and presence—skills that directly shape how authority and credibility are perceived by an audience.

Drawing on this unique background, as co-founder of ChangeWell Training Academy, Hughes now coaches executives, physicians, and industry leaders to communicate with calm authority and impact across live, on-camera, and recorded formats. 

His work integrates voice training, physical presence, language precision, and narrative discipline, helping leaders eliminate distracting habits and deliver messages that are confident, composed, and persuasive. 

Known for his direct, practical coaching style, Hughes equips presenters with repeatable tools that elevate performance in keynotes, boardrooms, media appearances, and high-stakes executive communications.