Many of us have daydreamed about starting our own podcast. Maybe you’ve found yourself chatting away to an invisible microphone in the shower or while cooking dinner. Or perhaps you’ve been struck by the idea while hanging out with a friend.

Although starting a podcast may seem like an unrealistic, overly time-consuming daydream, it can actually prove to be a real career game-changer. Although getting the equipment, brainstorming ideas and finding the time to edit and upload a podcast may seem like a second job, it could be the very thing that spurs your next leap forwards in your career.

We spoke with Michelle P. King, co-host of The Fix, a podcast about equality in the workplace, and Charlie Day, host of Sales Is Easy, a podcast about working in sales as a woman, about how they got started and how their podcasts have transformed their careers for the better. Plus, they gave us a few tips on how anyone can take the leap into the podcasting world for themselves.

So you want to start a podcast? Here’s how it could help unlock new career potential