Ben Daley​

Ben Daley is the managing partner of Royal Indigo Construction, LLC. Ben coordinates project development for the company while managing construction and communications for multiple large-scale new construction and renovation projects on Kiawah Island. He has been a part of the Royal Indigo team since 2007.

A graduate of The College of Charleston, Ben has managed the construction and remodeling of homes on Kiawah and Charleston’s Historic District. He managed the construction of the first home on Kiawah to receive a LEED accolade and has been involved with many other LEED certified homes since.

Ben served as a board member of Dyal Compass. He has also served as the builder liaison for Charleston Catholic School’s renovation. After building the Dream Home with HGTV, he consulted on and contributed to their Dream home and Smart Home productions around the country. Ben has called the Low Country his home since 1994 where he enjoys the warm climate and culture with his wife Leigh and his son, Joseph.

Mike Mauney

Mike Mauney is an associate partner with Royal Indigo. He has worked within Kiawah’s construction market since 2004. He brings practical hands on knowledge to each of his projects as well as a focus on quality construction detail. He has a passion for architecture and the geometry involved in solving the intricate details of Kiawah’s custom homes.

Mike is originally form Stanley, North Carolina and has lived in Charleston since 2003. In Charleston Mike met his wife Toni, who works in cancer research at the Medical University of South Carolina. In his free time Mike enjoys the outdoors of the Lowcountry and sharing it with his two sons Miles and Maddox.

Alex Evanger

Alex grew up in Brevard, North Carolina.  In his early teens he started working for his father, a licensed contractor based in western North Carolina.  Specializing in poured concrete foundations, they completed projects in areas including Lake Toxaway, Cashiers, Saphire, Lake Glenville, and Highlands, NC.  Following high school Alex attended Appalachian State University where he earned a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Building Science in 2009 and an  MBA in 2011.
After graduate school Alex worked for Charlotte-based commercial construction companies. There he managed projects for clients such as JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, and other financial institutions all over the U.S.  In 2015 he moved to Charleston to work for a Kiawah Island based home builder and earned earned his home builder’s license in 2017.  From 2021 until 2024 he was Vice President of Multifamily Capital Projects for a Real Estate Investment Trust prior to joining Royal Indigo.  His wife Holly is a nurse for Roper St Francis.  Together they welcomed their first child in 2024.  Alex enjoys spending free time with his wife and daughter splitting it between Charleston and the mountains of North Carolina.