Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: In 2007 Yulia met Glyn MacLean , 17 years her senior , director and owner of Oikos Music Group and signed to a management and music publishing deal .
Simplified: In 2007 , she met Glyn MacLean , the director and owner of Oikos Music Group . MacLean encouraged her to continue with her career in music and signed Yulia to a management and publishing deal .