coached, counseled(or counselled), guided, led, mentored, piloted, shepherded, showed, tutored
godfathereddirected, engineered, steered, swayedaccompanied, attended, chaperoned, convoyed, escorted, saw, squiredoversaw, superintended, superviseddrilled, trainedbriefed, enlightened, informedinstructed, schooled, taught, tutoredinculcated, indoctrinatedcultivated, fostered, nurtured