How Jeff Lewis Is Building a Flawless Lifestyle Empire

Star of Bravo’s Flipping Out says OCD is key to his success

Jeff Lewis, the notorious perfectionist, is late for lunch. It is mid-May, and the Los Angeles-based star of Bravo's Flipping Out is in New York for NBCUniversal's annual upfront presentation to advertisers and running around town for various meetings and TV appearances (Rachael Ray, Meredith Vieira) to promote the forthcoming eighth season of his real estate-centered reality show, a cornerstone of the cable channel's programming slate. Back home, Lewis, 45, oversees a domain that includes, aside from the TV show, his day job at Jeff Lewis Design and a burgeoning lifestyle brand that encompasses his own line of paint and (coming soon) rugs and partnerships with Home Depot and other retailers.

"Jeff brings something very special to the products he's developing.

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