Sentence:  Throughout these exciting years I have been fortunate for , although I have never offered great financial inducements , talent has found its way to me : William Boal who so ably organizes business operations ; John Beach who <WSD>guides</WSD> circulation ; Irving Granville and Nelson Rector who travel widely calling on business firms . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  be a guiding or motivating force or drive