Abra Potkin

Abra is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of a social commerce company, Videoshops. Videoshops is the first decentralized and democratized global commerce technology. In addition to Videoshops, Abra brings 25 years of experience in heading up the Development and Innovation divisions at Disney/ABC Television Group, CBS/Viacom Television Group, and Verizon Media.

Abra Potkin is a serial entrepreneur and award winning creative executive, renowned for building and scaling eight-figure companies across the entertainment media marketing and technology industries. CBS, ABC, Disney, Paramount. Abra’s journey began in TV Development and spent more than two decades building the most successful content in the entertainment industry achieving significant success with multiple ventures and creative projects. In 2019, Potkin’s passion for innovation and entrepreneurship led her to Co-found a social commerce tech company with some of the largest e-commerce investors in the world. In 2022, Potkin saw the East West venture opportunities and joined forces to launch Salam Capital, a global investment firm dedicated to fostering cross border opportunities between major global markets. Most recently securing an exclusive $4B venture vehicle partnership with J.P. Morgan focused on investing in global growth companies in Technology, Consumer, Health Science, Industrial and opportunistic.

Abra has a BA in Entertainment Business from New York University.