J.D. Hurd began his study of technical analysis at Shearson Loeb Rhodes in 1981. At the time, Mr. Hurd managed 35 index option portfolios for high net worth clients using technical analysis with discretion. In 1985, he turned his attention to the management of stock portfolios again with an emphasis in technical analysis. In 1988, Mr. Hurd left Shearson to join Craig-Hallum, Inc., a prominent Minneapolis stock investment boutique to hone his skills in the investment of small-cap growth companies. In 1993, J.D. assisted in the formation of Summit Capital Group, an institutional research and sales organization specialized on emerging and small growth companies. In 1998, Mr. Hurd joined Miller, Johnson & Kuehn, a regional stock brokerage to become the Director of Equity Sales and Senior Technical Analyst. In October of 2000, J.D. resigned his role in corporate management to focus solely on micro and small-cap portfolio management. He then managed approximately 140 small-cap portfolios with discretion at Hurd Growth Advisors under the Prudential Securities umbrella. In July of 2003, he left Prudential Securities to start Rocket Capital Management, LLC.

Jesse Nelson is a graduate of Bethel University with a BA in Business, an emphasis in Finance, and a minor in Biology. He worked as an intern for Rocket Capital Management during the summer of 2009 where he learned the R.O.C.K.E.T. philosophy and helped update trading history and performance documents. He graduated from Bethel in May 2010 and joined Rocket in June 2010 as an Operations and Portfolio Services Associate.