Tahira Reid Smith
I’m a professor and the founder of Jump Dreams, Inc., a company launched to market and sell my Automatic Double Dutch Training System and other related items.
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Patented Inventor
Creator of the Automated Double Dutch Training System -
Academic Pioneer
Professor of Mechanical Engineering; Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers -
Inspiring Mentor
TEDx speaker. Featured on PBS NOVA and the Today Show.
Interested in bringing Jump Dreams to your community? Join the Early Access List Here or visit the Jump Dreams website.
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Interviews of/Presentations by Tahira on YouTube
- 2000
Today Show Video Interview with Katie Couric and Al Roker
- 2012
TEDx Talk - "Notice Innovation" - Telling some of my invention story
- 2019
Keynote to Black Graduate Students Banquet ("How to Run Your Unique Race: My Journey of Becoming")
- 2021
How A Professor Learned to Put Compassion Into Engineering and Design
- 2021
Inventive Minds Interview
- 2023
Inspiring STEM Pathways
- 2024
Video Clip 1 of Smithsonian
- 2024
Video Clip 2 of Smithsonian
- 2024
NOVA Program
- May 2, 2026
Philly Girls Jump 10th Annual Double Dutch Day
- May 18, 2026
Jump Dreams on Fox 29 "Good Day Philadelphia" with Jennifer Frederick and @PhillyGirlsJump
Links to Articles & Podcasts
The World's First Automated Double Dutch Training System
Jump Dreams™ reimagines Double Dutch through engineering, movement, and culture—creating a new training system for athletes, schools, gyms, and various communities.
Interested in bringing Jump Dreams to your community? Join the Early Access List Here or visit the Jump Dreams website.
