Edge Case Debate: Should Million-Dollar Agents Get Special Treatment? Dom Thurbon vrs Fiona Blayney

05/09/2025
Edge Case Debate: Should Million-Dollar Agents Get Special Treatment? Dom Thurbon vrs Fiona Blayney

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Episode Synopsis

We convinced two brilliant minds to argue opposite sides of one of the most controversial topics in real estate!



What happens when you take a commonly held belief in the industry and get two brilliant minds to defend positions they might not even believe? Welcome to EDGE CASE – where we test assumptions and expose what people REALLY think.



TODAY'S BIG QUESTION: "Do star agents deserve special treatment, even if it ruffles feathers?"



THE TWIST: They flipped a coin to decide who would argue which side. One of them is arguing AGAINST their actual beliefs. You won't know who until the "truth reveal" at 45:00.



IN THIS ROUND

Dom "The Dominator" Thurbon – World top 10 debater, sold his company to EY, PM One Conference MC.

Fiona Blayney – 30-year industry veteran who's pretty much seen it all, creator of PM One Conference.



WHY EDGE CASE EXISTS: We're here to challenge traditional thinking in an era of disruption and change. Each Edge Case episode takes a controversial statement that the industry whispers about but never properly debates. We convince brilliant minds to argue BOTH sides – expanding how we all think about the biggest challenges facing property. This is intellectual combat designed to make the entire industry smarter.



THE FORMAT: 





Round 1: Opening arguments



Round 2: Cross-examination



Round 3: Evidence bombs



Round 4: Direct confrontation



Round 5: Rebuttals



Round 6: TRUTH REVEAL (they drop the act) 



VOTE: Should YOUR million-dollar agents get million-dollar treatment? Cast your vote in Monday's Elite Agent Brief (thebrief.eliteagent.com)

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Connect with Dom Thurbon





Website: www.domthurbon.com and www.alchemylabs.net



LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/dominic-thurbon-95b56836/


Connect with Fiona Blayney





Website: www.realplus.com.au and pm1.com.au



LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/fionablayney/



Join Fiona Blayney and Dom Thurbon at the PM One Conference in Sydney!

Get your tickets here: www.pm1.com.au



Chapters
Chapters

00:00:00 Introduction: Should your million dollar agents get million dollar treatment?
00:00:38 Meet the Host and Debaters
00:05:28 Debate Setup: Choosing the Controversial Topic
00:09:37 Opening Statements: Affirmative vs. Negative
00:15:10 Round 2: Question Time and Clarifications
00:24:44 Round 3: Data, Evidence, and Industry Research
00:30:55 Rapid Fire Scenarios and Real-World Dilemmas
00:36:50 Truth Reveal: What Do They Really Think?
00:44:21 Leadership Advice and Sustainable Team Performance
00:49:31 Closing Thoughts



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