What you know is important as well.

And Jeffrey Taylor should know because he's been in the political game for some time now. He is the Managing Partner at U.S. Government Relations Intl. in Washington, DC and also my first interview at BIO 2015 in Philadelphia. It is a hot and humid day here, and Jeffrey was glad to be inside where there was air conditioning even though there is still lots of miles to walk just to get where you need to be inside the Pennsylvania Convention Center.

I initially tracked him down a few days ago through social media which, as you'll hear in our conversation, has become a valuable tool for influencing politicians.