From Latvia to Leadership: A Daughter’s Journey and Her Father’s Lasting Influence

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From Latvia to Leadership: A Daughter’s Journey and Her Father’s Lasting Influence

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How can fathers truly empower their daughters to become confident, independent women? The latest episode of the Dad and Daughter Connection, featuring trailblazer Dagnija “Daggie” Lacis, author of The Wall Falls, A Woman Rises, A Memoir: How a U.S. Tech Entrepreneur Broke the Glass Ceiling and Helped Modernize Latvia. She is an inspiring masterclass in building meaningful, lasting relationships between dads and daughters. In this moving conversation with host Dr. Christopher Lewis, Daggie Lacis shares her extraordinary life story, beginning with her family's flight from Latvia during WWII, their years in a displaced persons camp, and starting anew in Indiana. Through every challenge, her father played a quietly powerful role—showing love and support, setting high standards, and most importantly, taking an active interest in her life. One of the core themes of the episode is the profound impact a father’s involvement has on a daughter's confidence and success. Daggie credits her father with instilling the self-assurance and resilience that would carry her from those early challenges to becoming the first woman programmer at Burroughs Corporation, and later a pioneering vice president. She recounts personal stories—like her dad taking her fishing at dawn and helping her tackle impossible math problems in high school—that illustrate how everyday moments foster trust, self-belief, and in Daggie’s own words, the courage to “never give up.” The episode also explores how fathers can nurture independence and ambition in their daughters without dictating their paths. Daggie’s father supported her interests, provided guidance without pressure, and above all, made himself present—qualities she urges today’s dads to embrace despite the distractions of modern life. As Daggie suggests, “be interested, be involved, be her best friend”—a simple recipe with profound results. Listeners will also find valuable advice on overcoming adversity, breaking barriers in male-dominated spaces, and why it’s crucial for girls to see themselves as capable of greatness. Daggie’s journey, detailed in her new book The Wall Falls, A Woman Rises, is a testament to both paternal support and personal determination. If you’re a dad who wants to build a stronger bond with your daughter—or if you simply want to hear an uplifting story of family, resilience, and achievement—this episode is a must-listen. Tune in and discover how the seeds of confidence, sown early, can help daughters rise to meet any challenge the world sets before them. Ready to be inspired? Listen to this episode and more at dadanddaughterconnection.com. If you enjoyed this episode we ask you to take a moment to take our Dad and Daughter Connection Survey to let us know more about you as a dad. You can also sign up to get our newsletter to stay connected to our community and we will send items of interest to you to help you to be the dad that you want to be. Feel free to follow me on the following social media platforms: Facebook, Facebook Group, Instagram, LinkedIn, X. TRANSCRIPT Dr. Christopher Lewis [00:00:02]: Welcome to the dad and daughter connection, the podcast for dads who want to build stronger bonds and raise confident independent daughters. Dr. Christopher Lewis [00:00:12]: Welcome back to the dad and daughter connection. I love being able to be here with you every week where we have an opportunity to be able to talk about the bonds that you are creating with your own daughter. And it is so important for us to have these conversations because every day we have an opportunity to be able to build stronger connections with our daughters, to help them to become the strong, independent women that we hope that they will become as they get older. And none of us have all the answers. So it's so important for you and I to be able to learn from other people, other individuals that have had different experiences, that could share those experiences with us. And we can hear them and internalize what they're saying. Gain some tools for our toolbox and allow for us to be able to then be better fathers in the end. That's why every week I love being able to bring you different people with different experiences, different guests that can share that journey with you. Dr. Christopher Lewis [00:01:22]: And today we've got another great guest. Dagie Laces is with us today. And Dagie was born in Latvia in 1943 and forced to flee in 1944. After five years in a displaced persons camp in Germany, she immigrated with her family to Indianapolis. Dagie graduated from Butler University and her career includes being the first woman programmer at Burroughs Corporation, then the second largest worldwide IT company, and later becoming the first female line VP. When the Berlin Wall fell, the newly elected Latvian prime minister and foreign minister asked Lacis to install modern technology in the foreign ministry. And that began her work to modernize...