Same issue, just wasted 30+ minutes of my life looking for a way to set WordPress shares to G+ through Jetpack to default public. As JBCO says, what good is a post on a public business page if no one can see it?
No wonder G+ is getting pummeled by Facebook in the social space… because it sucks and isn’t in the least bit user friendly.
Guess I won’t bother sharing to G+ until this gets sorted out… if it ever does.