a guiding light

a guiding light/spirit

someone who influences a person or group and shows them how to do something successfully She was the founder of the company, and for forty years its guiding light.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ove	-	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Murdag	-	Scottish
Ingeburg	ING-e-buwrk (German)	German, Ancient Germanic
Marlen (2)	-	German
TÒMas	-	Scottish
Shirley	['ʃə:li]